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37fa004c 1#!/usr/local/bin/perl
2
3use Config;
4use File::Basename qw(&basename &dirname);
8a5546a1 5use Cwd;
1948c06a 6use File::Spec::Functions;
37fa004c 7
8# List explicitly here the variables you want Configure to
9# generate. Metaconfig only looks for shell variables, so you
10# have to mention them as if they were shell variables, not
11# %Config entries. Thus you write
12# $startperl
13# to ensure Configure will look for $Config{startperl}.
84902520 14# $perlpath
37fa004c 15
16# This forces PL files to create target in same directory as PL file.
17# This is so that make depend always knows where to find PL derivatives.
8a5546a1 18$origdir = cwd;
44a8e56a 19chdir dirname($0);
20$file = basename($0, '.PL');
774d564b 21$file .= '.com' if $^O eq 'VMS';
37fa004c 22
55d729e4 23open OUT, ">$file" or die "Can't create $file: $!";
37fa004c 24
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25# extract patchlevel.h information
26
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27open PATCH_LEVEL, "<" . catfile(updir, "patchlevel.h")
28 or die "Can't open patchlevel.h: $!";
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29
30my $patchlevel_date = (stat PATCH_LEVEL)[9];
31
32while (<PATCH_LEVEL>) {
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33 last if $_ =~ /^\s*static\s+(?:const\s+)?char.*?local_patches\[\]\s*=\s*{\s*$/;
34}
35
36if (! defined($_)) {
37 warn "Warning: local_patches section not found in patchlevel.h\n";
55d729e4 38}
84902520 39
fb73857a 40my @patches;
84902520 41while (<PATCH_LEVEL>) {
fb73857a 42 last if /^\s*}/;
3bcc0c4b 43 next if /^\s*#/; # preprocessor stuff
7acb6aa6 44 next if /PERL_GIT_UNPUSHED_COMMITS/; # XXX expand instead
691ce773 45 next if /"uncommitted-changes"/; # XXX determine if active instead
84902520 46 chomp;
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47 s/^\s+,?\s*"?//;
48 s/"?\s*,?$//;
84902520 49 s/(['\\])/\\$1/g;
fb73857a 50 push @patches, $_ unless $_ eq 'NULL';
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51}
52my $patch_desc = "'" . join("',\n '", @patches) . "'";
53my $patch_tags = join "", map /(\S+)/ ? "+$1 " : (), @patches;
84902520 54
c0a6bf09 55close(PATCH_LEVEL) or die "Error closing patchlevel.h: $!";
84902520 56
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57# TO DO (prehaps): store/embed $Config::config_sh into perlbug. When perlbug is
58# used, compare $Config::config_sh with the stored version. If they differ then
59# append a list of individual differences to the bug report.
60
84902520 61
37fa004c 62print "Extracting $file (with variable substitutions)\n";
63
64# In this section, perl variables will be expanded during extraction.
65# You can use $Config{...} to use Configure variables.
66
fa510083 67my $extract_version = sprintf("%vd", $^V);
1ec03f31 68
37fa004c 69print OUT <<"!GROK!THIS!";
5f05dabc 70$Config{startperl}
71 eval 'exec $Config{perlpath} -S \$0 \${1+"\$@"}'
72 if \$running_under_some_shell;
84902520 73
1ec03f31 74my \$config_tag1 = '$extract_version - $Config{cf_time}';
fb73857a 75
84902520 76my \$patchlevel_date = $patchlevel_date;
fb73857a 77my \$patch_tags = '$patch_tags';
78my \@patches = (
55d729e4 79 $patch_desc
fb73857a 80);
37fa004c 81!GROK!THIS!
82
83# In the following, perl variables are not expanded during extraction.
84
85print OUT <<'!NO!SUBS!';
86
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87use warnings;
88no warnings 'once'; # Eventually, the $::opt_ stuff should get cleaned up
721e2275 89use strict;
37fa004c 90use Config;
1ec03f31 91use File::Spec; # keep perlbug Perl 5.005 compatible
37fa004c 92use Getopt::Std;
721e2275 93use File::Basename 'basename';
37fa004c 94
95sub paraprint;
96
55d729e4 97BEGIN {
54c90be1 98 eval { require Mail::Send;};
55d729e4 99 $::HaveSend = ($@ eq "");
54c90be1 100 eval { require Mail::Util; } ;
55d729e4 101 $::HaveUtil = ($@ eq "");
003a92ef 102 # use secure tempfiles wherever possible
54c90be1 103 eval { require File::Temp; };
003a92ef 104 $::HaveTemp = ($@ eq "");
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105 eval { require Module::CoreList; };
106 $::HaveCoreList = ($@ eq "");
55d729e4 107};
c07a80fd 108
54c90be1 109my $Version = "1.39";
c07a80fd 110
111# Changed in 1.06 to skip Mail::Send and Mail::Util if not available.
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112# Changed in 1.07 to see more sendmail execs, and added pipe output.
113# Changed in 1.08 to use correct address for sendmail.
c07a80fd 114# Changed in 1.09 to close the REP file before calling it up in the editor.
115# Also removed some old comments duplicated elsewhere.
116# Changed in 1.10 to run under VMS without Mail::Send; also fixed
a5f75d66 117# temp filename generation.
c07a80fd 118# Changed in 1.11 to clean up some text and removed Mail::Send deactivator.
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119# Changed in 1.12 to check for editor errors, make save/send distinction
120# clearer and add $ENV{REPLYTO}.
84478119 121# Changed in 1.13 to hopefully make it more difficult to accidentally
122# send mail
ab3ef367 123# Changed in 1.14 to make the prompts a little more clear on providing
124# helpful information. Also let file read fail gracefully.
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125# Changed in 1.15 to add warnings to stop people using perlbug for non-bugs.
126# Also report selected environment variables.
774d564b 127# Changed in 1.16 to include @INC, and allow user to re-edit if no changes.
137443ea 128# Changed in 1.17 Win32 support added. GSAR 97-04-12
1b0e3b9e 129# Changed in 1.18 add '-ok' option for reporting build success. CFR 97-06-18
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130# Changed in 1.19 '-ok' default not '-v'
131# add local patch information
132# warn on '-ok' if this is an old system; add '-okay'
fb73857a 133# Changed in 1.20 Added patchlevel.h reading and version/config checks
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134# Changed in 1.21 Added '-nok' for reporting build failure DFD 98-05-05
135# Changed in 1.22 Heavy reformatting & minor bugfixes HVDS 98-05-10
cca87523 136# Changed in 1.23 Restore -ok(ay): say 'success'; don't prompt
105f9295 137# Changed in 1.24 Added '-F<file>' to save report HVDS 98-07-01
8b49bb9a 138# Changed in 1.25 Warn on failure to open save file. HVDS 98-07-12
eedd3c36 139# Changed in 1.26 Don't require -t STDIN for -ok. HVDS 98-07-15
1948c06a 140# Changed in 1.27 Added Mac OS and File::Spec support CNANDOR 99-07-27
50d3c28b 141# Changed in 1.28 Additional questions for Perlbugtron RFOLEY 20.03.2000
975b416b 142# Changed in 1.29 Perlbug(tron): auto(-ok), short prompts RFOLEY 05-05-2000
b0c10877 143# Changed in 1.30 Added warnings on failure to open files MSTEVENS 13-07-2000
c0a6bf09 144# Changed in 1.31 Add checks on close().Fix my $var unless. TJENNESS 26-07-2000
93b42772 145# Changed in 1.32 Use File::Spec->tmpdir TJENNESS 20-08-2000
489b74f8 146# Changed in 1.33 Don't require -t STDOUT for -ok.
de94c9df 147# Changed in 1.34 Added Message-Id RFOLEY 18-06-2002
003a92ef 148# Changed in 1.35 Use File::Temp (patch from Solar Designer) NWCLARK 28-02-2004
13f4c5e4 149# Changed in 1.36 Initial Module::CoreList support Alexandr Ciornii 11-07-2007
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150# Changed in 1.37 Killed some string evals, rewrote most prose JESSE 2008-06-08
151# Changed in 1.38 Actually enforce the CoreList check,
152# Record the module the user enters if they do so
153# Refactor prompts to use common code JESSE 2008-06-08
154# Changed in 1.39 Trap mail sending failures (simple ones) so JESSE 2008-06-08
155# users might be able to recover their bug reports
156# Refactor mail sending routines
157# Unify message building code
158# Unify message header building
159# Fix "module" prompting to not squish "category" prompting
160# use warnings; (except 'once' warnings)
161# Unified report fingerprint/change detection code
162# Removed some labeled 'gotos'
163#TODO:
164# make sure failure (transmission-wise) of Mail::Send is accounted for.
165# (This may work now. Unsure of the original author's issue -JESSE 2008-06-08)
1b0e3b9e 166# - Test -b option
37fa004c 167
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168my( $file, $usefile, $cc, $address, $bugaddress, $testaddress, $thanksaddress,
169 $filename, $messageid, $domain, $subject, $from, $verbose, $ed, $outfile,
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170 $fh, $me, $body, $andcc, %REP, $ok, $thanks, $progname,
171 $Is_MacOS, $Is_MSWin32, $Is_Linux, $Is_VMS, $Is_OpenBSD,
172 $report_about_module, $category, $severity,
173
174);
37fa004c 175
fa510083 176my $perl_version = $^V ? sprintf("%vd", $^V) : $];
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177
178my $config_tag2 = "$perl_version - $Config{cf_time}";
fb73857a 179
37fa004c 180Init();
181
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182if ($::opt_h) { Help(); exit; }
183if ($::opt_d) { Dump(*STDOUT); exit; }
eedd3c36 184if (!-t STDIN && !($ok and not $::opt_n)) {
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185 paraprint <<"EOF";
186Please use $progname interactively. If you want to
84478119 187include a file, you can use the -f switch.
188EOF
55d729e4 189 die "\n";
84478119 190}
c07a80fd 191
37fa004c 192Query();
cca87523 193Edit() unless $usefile || ($ok and not $::opt_n);
37fa004c 194NowWhat();
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195if ($outfile) {
196 save_message_to_disk($outfile);
197} else {
198 Send();
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199 if ($thanks) {
200 print "\nThank you for taking the time to send a thank-you message!\n\n";
201 } else {
202 print "\nThank you for taking the time to file a bug report!\n\n";
203 }
54c90be1 204}
37fa004c 205
206exit;
207
975b416b 208sub ask_for_alternatives { # (category|severity)
50d3c28b 209 my $name = shift;
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210 my %alts = (
211 'category' => {
212 'default' => 'core',
213 'ok' => 'install',
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214 # Inevitably some of these will end up in RT whatever we do:
215 'thanks' => 'thanks',
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216 'opts' => [qw(core docs install library utilities)], # patch, notabug
217 },
218 'severity' => {
219 'default' => 'low',
220 'ok' => 'none',
dda32041 221 'thanks' => 'none',
975b416b 222 'opts' => [qw(critical high medium low wishlist none)], # zero
7f2de2d2 223 },
975b416b 224 );
54c90be1 225 die "Invalid alternative ($name) requested\n" unless grep(/^$name$/, keys %alts);
50d3c28b 226 my $alt = "";
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227 my $what = $ok || $thanks;
228 if ($what) {
229 $alt = $alts{$name}{$what};
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230 } else {
231 my @alts = @{$alts{$name}{'opts'}};
54c90be1 232 print "\n\n";
975b416b 233 paraprint <<EOF;
54c90be1 234Please pick a $name from the following list:
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235
236 @alts
50d3c28b 237EOF
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238 my $err = 0;
239 do {
240 if ($err++ > 5) {
241 die "Invalid $name: aborting.\n";
242 }
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243 $alt = _prompt('', "\u$name", $alts{$name}{'default'});
244 $alt ||= $alts{$name}{'default'};
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245 } while !((($alt) = grep(/^$alt/i, @alts)));
246 }
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247 lc $alt;
248}
249
37fa004c 250sub Init {
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251 # -------- Setup --------
252
253 $Is_MSWin32 = $^O eq 'MSWin32';
254 $Is_VMS = $^O eq 'VMS';
afc5e478 255 $Is_Linux = lc($^O) eq 'linux';
8843dda6 256 $Is_OpenBSD = lc($^O) eq 'openbsd';
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257 $Is_MacOS = $^O eq 'MacOS';
258
259 @ARGV = split m/\s+/,
54c90be1 260 MacPerl::Ask('Provide command line args here (-h for help):')
1948c06a 261 if $Is_MacOS && $MacPerl::Version =~ /App/;
55d729e4 262
721e2275 263 if (!getopts("Adhva:s:b:f:F:r:e:SCc:to:n:T")) { Help(); exit; };
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264
265 # This comment is needed to notify metaconfig that we are
266 # using the $perladmin, $cf_by, and $cf_time definitions.
267
268 # -------- Configuration ---------
269
270 # perlbug address
721e2275 271 $bugaddress = 'perlbug@perl.org';
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272
273 # Test address
3e79b69b 274 $testaddress = 'perlbug-test@perl.org';
55d729e4 275
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276 # Thanks address
277 $thanksaddress = 'perl-thanks@perl.org';
278
279 if (basename ($0) =~ /^perlthanks/i) {
280 # invoked as perlthanks
281 $::opt_T = 1;
282 $::opt_C = 1; # don't send a copy to the local admin
283 }
284
285 if ($::opt_T) {
286 $thanks = 'thanks';
287 }
288
289 $progname = $thanks ? 'perlthanks' : 'perlbug';
55d729e4 290 # Target address
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291 $address = $::opt_a || ($::opt_t ? $testaddress
292 : $thanks ? $thanksaddress : $bugaddress);
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293
294 # Users address, used in message and in Reply-To header
295 $from = $::opt_r || "";
296
297 # Include verbose configuration information
298 $verbose = $::opt_v || 0;
299
300 # Subject of bug-report message
301 $subject = $::opt_s || "";
302
303 # Send a file
304 $usefile = ($::opt_f || 0);
305
306 # File to send as report
307 $file = $::opt_f || "";
308
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309 # File to output to
310 $outfile = $::opt_F || "";
311
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312 # Body of report
313 $body = $::opt_b || "";
de94c9df 314
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315 # Editor
316 $ed = $::opt_e || $ENV{VISUAL} || $ENV{EDITOR} || $ENV{EDIT}
317 || ($Is_VMS && "edit/tpu")
318 || ($Is_MSWin32 && "notepad")
1948c06a 319 || ($Is_MacOS && '')
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320 || "vi";
321
322 # Not OK - provide build failure template by finessing OK report
323 if ($::opt_n) {
324 if (substr($::opt_n, 0, 2) eq 'ok' ) {
325 $::opt_o = substr($::opt_n, 1);
326 } else {
327 Help();
328 exit();
329 }
330 }
331
332 # OK - send "OK" report for build on this system
721e2275 333 $ok = '';
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334 if ($::opt_o) {
335 if ($::opt_o eq 'k' or $::opt_o eq 'kay') {
336 my $age = time - $patchlevel_date;
337 if ($::opt_o eq 'k' and $age > 60 * 24 * 60 * 60 ) {
338 my $date = localtime $patchlevel_date;
339 print <<"EOF";
340"perlbug -ok" and "perlbug -nok" do not report on Perl versions which
341are more than 60 days old. This Perl version was constructed on
342$date. If you really want to report this, use
343"perlbug -okay" or "perlbug -nokay".
84902520 344EOF
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345 exit();
346 }
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347 # force these options
348 unless ($::opt_n) {
349 $::opt_S = 1; # don't prompt for send
350 $::opt_b = 1; # we have a body
351 $body = "Perl reported to build OK on this system.\n";
352 }
353 $::opt_C = 1; # don't send a copy to the local admin
354 $::opt_s = 1; # we have a subject line
355 $subject = ($::opt_n ? 'Not ' : '')
1ec03f31 356 . "OK: perl $perl_version ${patch_tags}on"
55d729e4 357 ." $::Config{'archname'} $::Config{'osvers'} $subject";
721e2275 358 $ok = 'ok';
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359 } else {
360 Help();
361 exit();
1b0e3b9e 362 }
55d729e4 363 }
37fa004c 364
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365 # Possible administrator addresses, in order of confidence
366 # (Note that cf_email is not mentioned to metaconfig, since
367 # we don't really want it. We'll just take it if we have to.)
368 #
369 # This has to be after the $ok stuff above because of the way
370 # that $::opt_C is forced.
371 $cc = $::opt_C ? "" : (
372 $::opt_c || $::Config{'perladmin'}
373 || $::Config{'cf_email'} || $::Config{'cf_by'}
374 );
375
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376 if ($::HaveUtil) {
377 $domain = Mail::Util::maildomain();
378 } elsif ($Is_MSWin32) {
379 $domain = $ENV{'USERDOMAIN'};
380 } else {
381 require Sys::Hostname;
382 $domain = Sys::Hostname::hostname();
383 }
384
385 # Message-Id - rjsf
386 $messageid = "<$::Config{'version'}_${$}_".time."\@$domain>";
387
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388 # My username
389 $me = $Is_MSWin32 ? $ENV{'USERNAME'}
390 : $^O eq 'os2' ? $ENV{'USER'} || $ENV{'LOGNAME'}
1948c06a 391 : $Is_MacOS ? $ENV{'USER'}
55d729e4 392 : eval { getpwuid($<) }; # May be missing
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393
394 $from = $::Config{'cf_email'}
395 if !$from && $::Config{'cf_email'} && $::Config{'cf_by'} && $me &&
396 ($me eq $::Config{'cf_by'});
55d729e4 397} # sub Init
37fa004c 398
399sub Query {
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400 # Explain what perlbug is
401 unless ($ok) {
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402 if ($thanks) {
403 paraprint <<'EOF';
404This program provides an easy way to send a thank-you message back to the
405authors and maintainers of perl.
406
407If you wish to submit a bug report, please run it without the -T flag
408(or run the program perlbug rather than perlthanks)
409EOF
410 } else {
411 paraprint <<"EOF";
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412This program provides an easy way to create a message reporting a
413bug in the core perl distribution (along with tests or patches)
414to the volunteers who maintain perl at $address. To send a thank-you
415note to $thanksaddress instead of a bug report, please run 'perlthanks'.
416
417Please do not use $0 to send test messages, test whether perl
418works, or to report bugs in perl modules from CPAN.
419
420For help using perl, try posting to the Usenet newsgroup
421comp.lang.perl.misc.
37fa004c 422EOF
721e2275 423 }
1b0e3b9e 424 }
37fa004c 425
55d729e4 426 # Prompt for subject of message, if needed
2e7f46bf 427
54c90be1 428 if ($subject && TrivialSubject($subject)) {
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429 $subject = '';
430 }
431
55d729e4 432 unless ($subject) {
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433 print
434"First of all, please provide a subject for the message.\n";
435 if ( not $thanks) {
721e2275 436 paraprint <<EOF;
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437This should be a concise description of your bug or problem
438which will help the volunteers working to improve perl to categorize
439and resolve the issue. Be as specific and descriptive as
440you can. A subject like "perl bug" or "perl problem" will make it
441much less likely that your issue gets the attention it deserves.
37fa004c 442EOF
721e2275 443 }
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444
445 my $err = 0;
2e7f46bf 446 do {
54c90be1 447 $subject = _prompt('','Subject');
2e7f46bf 448 if ($err++ == 5) {
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449 if ($thanks) {
450 $subject = 'Thanks for Perl';
451 } else {
452 die "Aborting.\n";
453 }
55d729e4 454 }
2e7f46bf 455 } while (TrivialSubject($subject));
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456 }
457
458 # Prompt for return address, if needed
e6eb9020 459 unless ($::opt_r) {
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460 # Try and guess return address
461 my $guess;
462
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463 $guess = $ENV{'REPLY-TO'} || $ENV{'REPLYTO'} || $ENV{'EMAIL'}
464 || $from || '';
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465 if ($Is_MacOS) {
466 require Mac::InternetConfig;
467 $guess = $Mac::InternetConfig::InternetConfig{
468 Mac::InternetConfig::kICEmail()
469 };
470 }
471
55d729e4 472 unless ($guess) {
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473 # move $domain to where we can use it elsewhere
474 if ($domain) {
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475 if ($Is_VMS && !$::Config{'d_socket'}) {
476 $guess = "$domain\:\:$me";
41f926b8 477 } else {
55d729e4 478 $guess = "$me\@$domain" if $domain;
c07a80fd 479 }
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480 }
481 }
37fa004c 482
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483 if ($guess) {
484 unless ($ok) {
485 paraprint <<EOF;
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486Perl's developers may need your email address to contact you for
487further information about your issue or to inform you when it is
488resolved. If the default shown is not your email address, please
489correct it.
37fa004c 490EOF
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491 }
492 } else {
493 paraprint <<EOF;
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494Please enter your full internet email address so that Perl's
495developers can contact you with questions about your issue or to
496inform you that it has been resolved.
37fa004c 497EOF
37fa004c 498 }
37fa004c 499
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500 if ($ok && $guess) {
501 # use it
502 $from = $guess;
503 } else {
504 # verify it
54c90be1 505 $from = _prompt('','Your address',$guess);
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506 $from = $guess if $from eq '';
507 }
508 }
37fa004c 509
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510 if ($from eq $cc or $me eq $cc) {
511 # Try not to copy ourselves
512 $cc = "yourself";
513 }
37fa004c 514
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515 # Prompt for administrator address, unless an override was given
516 if( !$::opt_C and !$::opt_c ) {
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517 my $description = <<EOF;
518$0 can send a copy of this report to your local perl
519administrator. If the address below is wrong, please correct it,
520or enter 'none' or 'yourself' to not send a copy.
37fa004c 521EOF
54c90be1 522 my $entry = _prompt($description, "Local perl administrator", $cc);
37fa004c 523
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524 if ($entry ne "") {
525 $cc = $entry;
526 $cc = '' if $me eq $cc;
37fa004c 527 }
55d729e4 528 }
37fa004c 529
55d729e4 530 $cc = '' if $cc =~ /^(none|yourself|me|myself|ourselves)$/i;
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531 if ($cc) {
532 $andcc = " and $cc"
533 } else {
534 $andcc = ''
535 }
37fa004c 536
55d729e4 537 # Prompt for editor, if no override is given
ab3ef367 538editor:
55d729e4 539 unless ($::opt_e || $::opt_f || $::opt_b) {
26ab4e07 540
54c90be1 541 my $description;
26ab4e07 542
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543 chomp (my $common_end = <<"EOF");
544You will probably want to use a text editor to enter the body of
545your report. If "$ed" is the editor you want to use, then just press
546Enter, otherwise type in the name of the editor you would like to
547use.
548
549If you have already composed the body of your report, you may enter
550"file", and $0 will prompt you to enter the name of the file
551containing your report.
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552EOF
553
554 if ($thanks) {
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555 $description = <<"EOF";
556It's now time to compose your thank-you message.
721e2275 557
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558Some information about your local perl configuration will automatically
559be included at the end of your message, because we're curious about
560the different ways that people build and use perl. If you'd rather
561not share this information, you're welcome to delete it.
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562
563$common_end
564EOF
565 } else {
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566 $description = <<"EOF";
567It's now time to compose your bug report. Try to make the report
568concise but descriptive. Please include any detail which you think
569might be relevant or might help the volunteers working to improve
570perl. If you are reporting something that does not work as you think
571it should, please try to include examples of the actual result and of
572what you expected.
573
574Some information about your local perl configuration will automatically
575be included at the end of your report. If you are using an unusual
576version of perl, it would be useful if you could confirm that you
577can replicate the problem on a standard build of perl as well.
37fa004c 578
721e2275 579$common_end
37fa004c 580EOF
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581 }
582
54c90be1 583 my $entry = _prompt($description, "Editor", $ed);
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584 $usefile = 0;
585 if ($entry eq "file") {
586 $usefile = 1;
587 } elsif ($entry ne "") {
588 $ed = $entry;
37fa004c 589 }
55d729e4 590 }
721e2275 591 if ($::HaveCoreList && !$ok && !$thanks) {
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592 my $description = <<EOF;
593If your bug is about a Perl module rather than a core language
594feature, please enter its name here. If it's not, just hit Enter
595to skip this question.
13f4c5e4 596EOF
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597
598 my $entry = '';
599 while ($entry eq '') {
600 $entry = _prompt($description, 'Module');
13f4c5e4 601 my $first_release = Module::CoreList->first_release($entry);
54c90be1 602 if ($entry and not $first_release) {
13f4c5e4 603 paraprint <<EOF;
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604$entry is not a "core" Perl module. Please check that you entered
605its name correctly. If it is correct, quit this program, try searching
606for $entry on http://rt.cpan.org, and report your issue there.
13f4c5e4 607EOF
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608
609 $entry = '';
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610 } elsif (my $bug_tracker = $Module::CoreList::bug_tracker{$entry}) {
611 paraprint <<"EOF";
612$entry included with core Perl is copied directly from the CPAN distribution.
613Please report bugs in $entry directly to its maintainers using $bug_tracker
614EOF
615 $entry = '';
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616 } elsif ($entry) {
617 $category ||= 'library';
618 $report_about_module = $entry;
619 last;
620 } else {
621 last;
622 }
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623 }
624 }
37fa004c 625
50d3c28b 626 # Prompt for category of bug
975b416b 627 $category ||= ask_for_alternatives('category');
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628
629 # Prompt for severity of bug
975b416b 630 $severity ||= ask_for_alternatives('severity');
50d3c28b 631
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632 # Generate scratch file to edit report in
633 $filename = filename();
37fa004c 634
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635 # Prompt for file to read report from, if needed
636 if ($usefile and !$file) {
ab3ef367 637filename:
54c90be1 638 my $description = <<EOF;
37fa004c 639What is the name of the file that contains your report?
37fa004c 640EOF
54c90be1 641 my $entry = _prompt($description, "Filename");
37fa004c 642
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643 if ($entry eq "") {
644 paraprint <<EOF;
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645It seems you didn't enter a filename. Please choose to use a text
646editor or enter a filename.
ab3ef367 647EOF
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648 goto editor;
649 }
650
651 unless (-f $entry and -r $entry) {
652 paraprint <<EOF;
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653'$entry' doesn't seem to be a readable file. You may have mistyped
654its name or may not have permission to read it.
655
656If you don't want to use a file as the content of your report, just
657hit Enter and you'll be able to select a text editor instead.
ab3ef367 658EOF
55d729e4 659 goto filename;
37fa004c 660 }
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661 $file = $entry;
662 }
37fa004c 663
55d729e4 664 # Generate report
c9967ac8 665 open(REP,">$filename") or die "Unable to create report file '$filename': $!\n";
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666 my $reptype = !$ok ? ($thanks ? 'thank-you' : 'bug')
667 : $::opt_n ? "build failure" : "success";
37fa004c 668
55d729e4 669 print REP <<EOF;
84902520 670This is a $reptype report for perl from $from,
1ec03f31 671generated with the help of perlbug $Version running under perl $perl_version.
37fa004c 672
673EOF
674
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675 if ($body) {
676 print REP $body;
677 } elsif ($usefile) {
678 open(F, "<$file")
c9967ac8 679 or die "Unable to read report file from '$file': $!\n";
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680 while (<F>) {
681 print REP $_
682 }
c9967ac8 683 close(F) or die "Error closing '$file': $!";
55d729e4 684 } else {
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685 if ($thanks) {
686 print REP <<'EOF';
687
688-----------------------------------------------------------------
54c90be1 689[Please enter your thank-you message here]
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690
691
692
54c90be1 693[You're welcome to delete anything below this line]
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694-----------------------------------------------------------------
695EOF
696 } else {
697 print REP <<'EOF';
774d564b 698
699-----------------------------------------------------------------
54c90be1 700[Please describe your issue here]
774d564b 701
702
703
704[Please do not change anything below this line]
705-----------------------------------------------------------------
706EOF
721e2275 707 }
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708 }
709 Dump(*REP);
c0a6bf09 710 close(REP) or die "Error closing report file: $!";
55d729e4 711
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712 # Set up an initial report fingerprint so we can compare it later
713 _fingerprint_lines_in_report();
714
55d729e4 715} # sub Query
c07a80fd 716
717sub Dump {
55d729e4 718 local(*OUT) = @_;
37fa004c 719
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720 # these won't have been set if run with -d
721 $category ||= 'core';
722 $severity ||= 'low';
723
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724 print OUT <<EFF;
725---
726Flags:
727 category=$category
728 severity=$severity
890b8eb0 729EFF
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730
731 if ($report_about_module ) {
732 print OUT <<EFF;
733 module=$report_about_module
734EFF
735 }
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736 if ($::opt_A) {
737 print OUT <<EFF;
738 ack=no
739EFF
740 }
741 print OUT <<EFF;
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742---
743EFF
744 print OUT "This perlbug was built using Perl $config_tag1\n",
1ec03f31 745 "It is being executed now by Perl $config_tag2.\n\n"
55d729e4 746 if $config_tag2 ne $config_tag1;
fb73857a 747
55d729e4 748 print OUT <<EOF;
1ec03f31 749Site configuration information for perl $perl_version:
37fa004c 750
751EOF
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752 if ($::Config{cf_by} and $::Config{cf_time}) {
753 print OUT "Configured by $::Config{cf_by} at $::Config{cf_time}.\n\n";
754 }
755 print OUT Config::myconfig;
37fa004c 756
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757 if (@patches) {
758 print OUT join "\n ", "Locally applied patches:", @patches;
759 print OUT "\n";
760 };
84902520 761
55d729e4 762 print OUT <<EOF;
8ecf1a0c 763
774d564b 764---
1ec03f31 765\@INC for perl $perl_version:
774d564b 766EOF
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767 for my $i (@INC) {
768 print OUT " $i\n";
769 }
774d564b 770
55d729e4 771 print OUT <<EOF;
8ecf1a0c 772
774d564b 773---
1ec03f31 774Environment for perl $perl_version:
8ecf1a0c 775EOF
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776 my @env =
777 qw(PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH LANG PERL_BADLANG SHELL HOME LOGDIR LANGUAGE);
778 push @env, $Config{ldlibpthname} if $Config{ldlibpthname} ne '';
27414c22 779 push @env, grep /^(?:PERL|LC_|LANG|CYGWIN)/, keys %ENV;
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780 my %env;
781 @env{@env} = @env;
782 for my $env (sort keys %env) {
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783 print OUT " $env",
784 exists $ENV{$env} ? "=$ENV{$env}" : ' (unset)',
785 "\n";
786 }
787 if ($verbose) {
1ec03f31 788 print OUT "\nComplete configuration data for perl $perl_version:\n\n";
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789 my $value;
790 foreach (sort keys %::Config) {
791 $value = $::Config{$_};
4ea8010a 792 $value = '' unless defined $value;
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793 $value =~ s/'/\\'/g;
794 print OUT "$_='$value'\n";
84902520 795 }
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796 }
797} # sub Dump
37fa004c 798
799sub Edit {
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800 # Edit the report
801 if ($usefile || $body) {
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802 my $description = "Please make sure that the name of the editor you want to use is correct.";
803 my $entry = _prompt($description, 'Editor', $ed);
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804 $ed = $entry unless $entry eq '';
805 }
a5f75d66 806
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807 _edit_file($ed);
808}
809
810sub _edit_file {
811 my $editor = shift;
812
813 my $report_written = 0;
814
815 while ( !$report_written ) {
816 if ($Is_MacOS) {
817 require ExtUtils::MakeMaker;
818 ExtUtils::MM_MacOS::launch_file($filename);
819 _prompt('', "Press Enter when done." );
820 } else { # we're not on oldschool mac os
821 my $exit_status = system("$editor $filename");
822 if ($exit_status) {
823 my $desc = <<EOF;
824The editor you chose ('$editor') could not be run!
825
826If you mistyped its name, please enter it now, otherwise just press Enter.
1948c06a 827EOF
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828 my $entry = _prompt( $desc, 'Editor', $editor );
829 if ( $entry ne "" ) {
830 $editor = $entry;
831 next;
832 } else {
833 paraprint <<EOF;
834You may want to save your report to a file, so you can edit and
835mail it later.
a5f75d66 836EOF
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837 return;
838 }
839 }
840 }
841 return if ( $ok and not $::opt_n ) || $body;
a5f75d66 842
54c90be1 843 # Check that we have a report that has some, eh, report in it.
774d564b 844
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845 unless ( _fingerprint_lines_in_report() ) {
846 my $description = <<EOF;
847It looks like you didn't enter a report. You may [r]etry your edit
848or [c]ancel this report.
849EOF
850 my $action = _prompt( $description, "Action (Retry/Cancel) " );
851 if ( $action =~ /^[re]/i ) { # <R>etry <E>dit
852 next;
853 } elsif ( $action =~ /^[cq]/i ) { # <C>ancel, <Q>uit
854 Cancel(); # cancel exits
855 }
856 }
857 # Ok. the user did what they needed to;
858 return;
55d729e4 859
55d729e4 860 }
54c90be1 861}
774d564b 862
774d564b 863
864sub Cancel {
865 1 while unlink($filename); # remove all versions under VMS
54c90be1 866 print "\nQuitting without sending your message.\n";
774d564b 867 exit(0);
37fa004c 868}
869
870sub NowWhat {
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871 # Report is done, prompt for further action
872 if( !$::opt_S ) {
873 while(1) {
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875
876
877You have finished composing your message. At this point, you have
878a few options. You can:
879
6821e383 880 * [Se]nd the message to $address$andcc,
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882 * [R]e-edit the message
883 * Display or change the message's [su]bject
884 * Save the message to a [f]ile to mail at another time
885 * [Q]uit without sending a message
886
37fa004c 887EOF
8b49bb9a 888 retry:
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889 print $menu;
890 my $action = _prompt('', "Action (Send/Display/Edit/Subject/Save to File)");;
891 print "\n";
55d729e4 892 if ($action =~ /^(f|sa)/i) { # <F>ile/<Sa>ve
54c90be1 893 if ( SaveMessage() ) { exit }
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894 } elsif ($action =~ /^(d|l|sh)/i ) { # <D>isplay, <L>ist, <Sh>ow
895 # Display the message
c9967ac8 896 open(REP, "<$filename") or die "Couldn't open file '$filename': $!\n";
55d729e4 897 while (<REP>) { print $_ }
c9967ac8 898 close(REP) or die "Error closing report file '$filename': $!";
2e7f46bf 899 } elsif ($action =~ /^su/i) { # <Su>bject
54c90be1 900 my $reply = _prompt( "Subject: $subject", "If the above subject is fine, press Enter. Otherwise, type a replacement now\nSubject");
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901 if ($reply ne '') {
902 unless (TrivialSubject($reply)) {
903 $subject = $reply;
904 print "Subject: $subject\n";
905 }
906 }
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907 } elsif ($action =~ /^se/i) { # <S>end
908 # Send the message
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909 my $reply = _prompt( "Are you certain you want to send this message?", 'Please type "yes" if you are','no');
910 if ($reply =~ /^yes$/) {
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911 last;
912 } else {
913 paraprint <<EOF;
54c90be1 914You didn't type "yes", so your message has not yet been sent.
ab3ef367 915EOF
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916 }
917 } elsif ($action =~ /^[er]/i) { # <E>dit, <R>e-edit
918 # edit the message
919 Edit();
920 } elsif ($action =~ /^[qc]/i) { # <C>ancel, <Q>uit
921 Cancel();
01544859 922 } elsif ($action =~ /^s/i) {
55d729e4 923 paraprint <<EOF;
54c90be1 924The command you entered was ambiguous. Please type "send", "save" or "subject".
84478119 925EOF
55d729e4 926 }
37fa004c 927 }
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928 }
929} # sub NowWhat
37fa004c 930
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931sub TrivialSubject {
932 my $subject = shift;
933 if ($subject =~
934 /^(y(es)?|no?|help|perl( (bug|problem))?|bug|problem)$/i ||
935 length($subject) < 4 ||
936 $subject !~ /\s/) {
54c90be1 937 print "\nThe subject you entered wasn't very descriptive. Please try again.\n\n";
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938 return 1;
939 } else {
940 return 0;
941 }
942}
943
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944sub SaveMessage {
945 my $file_save = $outfile || "$progname.rep";
946 my $file = _prompt( '', "Name of file to save message in", $file_save );
947 save_message_to_disk($file) || return undef;
948 print "\n";
949 paraprint <<EOF;
950A copy of your message has been saved in '$file' for you to
951send to '$address' with your normal mail client.
952EOF
953}
954
37fa004c 955sub Send {
54c90be1 956
55d729e4 957 # Message has been accepted for transmission -- Send the message
afc5e478 958
54c90be1 959 # on linux certain "mail" implementations won't accept the subject
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960 # as "~s subject" and thus the Subject header will be corrupted
961 # so don't use Mail::Send to be safe
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962 eval {
963 if ( $::HaveSend && !$Is_Linux && !$Is_OpenBSD ) {
964 _send_message_mailsend();
965 } elsif ($Is_VMS) {
966 _send_message_vms();
967 } else {
968 _send_message_sendmail();
969 }
970 };
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972 if ( my $error = $@ ) {
973 paraprint <<EOF;
974$0 has detected an error while trying to send your message: $error.
c07a80fd 975
54c90be1 976Your message may not have been sent. You will now have a chance to save a copy to disk.
c07a80fd 977EOF
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978 SaveMessage();
979 return;
55d729e4 980 }
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981
982 1 while unlink($filename); # remove all versions under VMS
983} # sub Send
37fa004c 984
985sub Help {
55d729e4 986 print <<EOF;
37fa004c 987
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988This program is designed to help you generate and send bug reports
989(and thank-you notes) about perl5 and the modules which ship with it.
990
991In most cases, you can just run "$0" interactively from a command
992line without any special arguments and follow the prompts.
993
994Advanced usage:
55d729e4 995
105f9295 996$0 [-v] [-a address] [-s subject] [-b body | -f inpufile ] [ -F outputfile ]
d121ca8c 997 [-r returnaddress] [-e editor] [-c adminaddress | -C] [-S] [-t] [-h]
890b8eb0 998$0 [-v] [-r returnaddress] [-A] [-ok | -okay | -nok | -nokay]
55d729e4 999
37fa004c 1000
1001Options:
1002
1003 -v Include Verbose configuration data in the report
55d729e4 1004 -f File containing the body of the report. Use this to
37fa004c 1005 quickly send a prepared message.
1948c06a 1006 -F File to output the resulting mail message to, instead of mailing.
37fa004c 1007 -S Send without asking for confirmation.
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1008 -a Address to send the report to. Defaults to '$address'.
1009 -c Address to send copy of report to. Defaults to '$cc'.
37fa004c 1010 -C Don't send copy to administrator.
55d729e4 1011 -s Subject to include with the message. You will be prompted
37fa004c 1012 if you don't supply one on the command line.
1013 -b Body of the report. If not included on the command line, or
1014 in a file with -f, you will get a chance to edit the message.
1015 -r Your return address. The program will ask you to confirm
1016 this if you don't give it here.
55d729e4 1017 -e Editor to use.
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1018 -t Test mode. The target address defaults to '$testaddress'.
1019 -T Thank-you mode. The target address defaults to '$thanksaddress'.
489b74f8 1020 -d Data mode. This prints out your configuration data, without mailing
c07a80fd 1021 anything. You can use this with -v to get more complete data.
890b8eb0 1022 -A Don't send a bug received acknowledgement to the return address.
84902520 1023 -ok Report successful build on this system to perl porters
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1024 (use alone or with -v). Only use -ok if *everything* was ok:
1025 if there were *any* problems at all, use -nok.
fb73857a 1026 -okay As -ok but allow report from old builds.
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1027 -nok Report unsuccessful build on this system to perl porters
1028 (use alone or with -v). You must describe what went wrong
1029 in the body of the report which you will be asked to edit.
1030 -nokay As -nok but allow report from old builds.
1031 -h Print this help message.
1032
37fa004c 1033EOF
1034}
1035
55d729e4 1036sub filename {
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1037 if ($::HaveTemp) {
1038 # Good. Use a secure temp file
1039 my ($fh, $filename) = File::Temp::tempfile(UNLINK => 1);
1040 close($fh);
1041 return $filename;
1042 } else {
1043 # Bah. Fall back to doing things less securely.
1044 my $dir = File::Spec->tmpdir();
1045 $filename = "bugrep0$$";
1046 $filename++ while -e File::Spec->catfile($dir, $filename);
1047 $filename = File::Spec->catfile($dir, $filename);
1048 }
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1049}
1050
37fa004c 1051sub paraprint {
1052 my @paragraphs = split /\n{2,}/, "@_";
37fa004c 1053 for (@paragraphs) { # implicit local $_
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1054 s/(\S)\s*\n/$1 /g;
1055 write;
1056 print "\n";
37fa004c 1057 }
37fa004c 1058}
37fa004c 1059
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1060sub _prompt {
1061 my ($explanation, $prompt, $default) = (@_);
1062 if ($explanation) {
1063 print "\n\n";
1064 paraprint $explanation;
1065 }
1066 print $prompt. ($default ? " [$default]" :''). ": ";
1067 my $result = scalar(<>);
1068 chomp($result);
1069 $result =~ s/^\s*(.*?)\s*$/$1/s;
1070 if ($default && $result eq '') {
1071 return $default;
1072 } else {
1073 return $result;
1074 }
1075}
1076
1077sub _build_header {
1078 my %attr = (@_);
1079
1080 my $head = '';
1081 for my $header (keys %attr) {
1082 $head .= "$header: ".$attr{$header}."\n";
1083 }
1084 return $head;
1085}
1086
1087sub _message_headers {
1088 my %headers = ( To => $address, Subject => $subject );
1089 $headers{'Cc'} = $cc if ($cc);
1090 $headers{'Message-Id'} = $messageid if ($messageid);
1091 $headers{'Reply-To'} = $from if ($from);
1092 return \%headers;
1093}
1094
1095sub build_complete_message {
1096 my $content = _build_header(%{_message_headers()}) . "\n\n";
1097 open( REP, "<$filename" ) or die "Couldn't open file '$filename': $!\n";
1098 while (<REP>) { $content .= $_; }
1099 close(REP) or die "Error closing report file '$filename': $!";
1100 return $content;
1101}
1102
1103sub save_message_to_disk {
1104 my $file = shift;
1105
1106 open OUTFILE, ">$file" or do { warn "Couldn't open '$file': $!\n"; return undef};
1107 print OUTFILE build_complete_message();
1108 close(OUTFILE) or do { warn "Error closing $file: $!"; return undef };
1109 print "\nMessage saved.\n";
1110 return 1;
1111}
1112
1113sub _send_message_vms {
1114 if ( ( $address =~ /@/ and $address !~ /^\w+%"/ )
1115 or ( $cc =~ /@/ and $cc !~ /^\w+%"/ ) ) {
1116 my $prefix;
1117 foreach ( qw[ IN MX SMTP UCX PONY WINS ], '' ) {
1118 $prefix = "$_%", last if $ENV{"MAIL\$PROTOCOL_$_"};
1119 }
1120 $address = qq[${prefix}"$address"] unless $address =~ /^\w+%"/;
1121 $cc = qq[${prefix}"$cc"] unless !$cc || $cc =~ /^\w+%"/;
1122 }
1123 $subject =~ s/"/""/g;
1124 $address =~ s/"/""/g;
1125 $cc =~ s/"/""/g;
1126 my $sts = system(qq[mail/Subject="$subject" $filename. "$address","$cc"]);
1127 if ($sts) {
1128 die "Can't spawn off mail (leaving bug report in $filename): $sts";
1129 }
1130}
1131
1132sub _send_message_mailsend {
1133 my $msg = Mail::Send->new();
1134 my %headers = %{_message_headers()};
1135 for my $key ( keys %headers) {
1136 $msg->add($key => $headers{$key});
1137 }
1138
1139 $fh = $msg->open;
1140 open(REP, "<$filename") or die "Couldn't open '$filename': $!\n";
1141 while (<REP>) { print $fh $_ }
1142 close(REP) or die "Error closing $filename: $!";
e90b02b9 1143 $fh->close or die "Error sending mail: $!";
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1145 print "\nMessage sent.\n";
1146}
1147
1148sub _probe_for_sendmail {
1149 my $sendmail = "";
1150 for (qw(/usr/lib/sendmail /usr/sbin/sendmail /usr/ucblib/sendmail)) {
1151 $sendmail = $_, last if -e $_;
1152 }
1153 if ( $^O eq 'os2' and $sendmail eq "" ) {
1154 my $path = $ENV{PATH};
1155 $path =~ s:\\:/:;
1156 my @path = split /$Config{'path_sep'}/, $path;
1157 for (@path) {
1158 $sendmail = "$_/sendmail", last if -e "$_/sendmail";
1159 $sendmail = "$_/sendmail.exe", last if -e "$_/sendmail.exe";
1160 }
1161 }
1162 return $sendmail;
1163}
1164
1165sub _send_message_sendmail {
1166 my $sendmail = _probe_for_sendmail();
1167 unless ($sendmail) {
e90d6148 1168 my $message_start = !$Is_Linux && !$Is_OpenBSD ? <<'EOT' : <<'EOT';
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1170your system and that the Mail::Send library from CPAN isn't available.
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1171EOT
1172It appears that there is no program which looks like "sendmail" on
1173your system.
1174EOT
1175 paraprint(<<"EOF"), die "\n";
1176$message_start
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1177Because of this, there's no easy way to automatically send your
1178message.
1179
1180A copy of your message has been saved in '$filename' for you to
1181send to '$address' with your normal mail client.
1182EOF
1183 }
1184
1185 open( SENDMAIL, "|$sendmail -t -oi" )
1186 || die "'|$sendmail -t -oi' failed: $!";
1187 print SENDMAIL build_complete_message();
1188 if ( close(SENDMAIL) ) {
1189 print "\nMessage sent\n";
1190 } else {
1191 warn "\nSendmail returned status '", $? >> 8, "'\n";
1192 }
1193}
1194
1195
1196
1197# a strange way to check whether any significant editing
1198# has been done: check whether any new non-empty lines
1199# have been added.
1200
1201sub _fingerprint_lines_in_report {
1202 my $new_lines = 0;
1203 # read in the report template once so that
1204 # we can track whether the user does any editing.
1205 # yes, *all* whitespace is ignored.
1206
1207 open(REP, "<$filename") or die "Unable to open report file '$filename': $!\n";
1208 while (my $line = <REP>) {
1209 $line =~ s/\s+//g;
1210 $new_lines++ if (!$REP{$line});
1211
1212 }
1213 close(REP) or die "Error closing report file '$filename': $!";
1214 # returns the number of lines with content that wasn't there when last we looked
1215 return $new_lines;
1216}
1217
1218
1219
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1221^<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ~~
1222$_
1223.
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1225__END__
1226
1227=head1 NAME
1228
1229perlbug - how to submit bug reports on Perl
1230
1231=head1 SYNOPSIS
1232
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1233B<perlbug>
1234
d121ca8c 1235B<perlbug> S<[ B<-v> ]> S<[ B<-a> I<address> ]> S<[ B<-s> I<subject> ]>
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1236S<[ B<-b> I<body> | B<-f> I<inputfile> ]> S<[ B<-F> I<outputfile> ]>
1237S<[ B<-r> I<returnaddress> ]>
d121ca8c 1238S<[ B<-e> I<editor> ]> S<[ B<-c> I<adminaddress> | B<-C> ]>
985dc10a 1239S<[ B<-S> ]> S<[ B<-t> ]> S<[ B<-d> ]> S<[ B<-A> ]> S<[ B<-h> ]> S<[ B<-T> ]>
d121ca8c 1240
55d729e4 1241B<perlbug> S<[ B<-v> ]> S<[ B<-r> I<returnaddress> ]>
890b8eb0 1242 S<[ B<-A> ]> S<[ B<-ok> | B<-okay> | B<-nok> | B<-nokay> ]>
1b0e3b9e 1243
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1245
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1247
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1249This program is designed to help you generate and send bug reports
1250(and thank-you notes) about perl5 and the modules which ship with it.
1251
1252In most cases, you can just run it interactively from a command
1253line without any special arguments and follow the prompts.
1254
1255If you have found a bug with a non-standard port (one that was not
1256part of the I<standard distribution>), a binary distribution, or a
1257non-core module (such as Tk, DBI, etc), then please see the
1258documentation that came with that distribution to determine the
1259correct place to report bugs.
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1261If you are unable to send your report using B<perlbug> (most likely
1262because your system doesn't have a way to send mail that perlbug
1263recognizes), you may be able to use this tool to compose your report
1264and save it to a file which you can then send to B<perlbug@perl.org>
1265using your regular mail client.
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1267In extreme cases, B<perlbug> may not work well enough on your system
1268to guide you through composing a bug report. In those cases, you
1269may be able to use B<perlbug -d> to get system configuration
1270information to include in a manually composed bug report to
1271B<perlbug@perl.org>.
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1274When reporting a bug, please run through this checklist:
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1276=over 4
1277
884baa66 1278=item What version of Perl you are running?
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1280Type C<perl -v> at the command line to find out.
1281
1282=item Are you running the latest released version of perl?
1283
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1284Look at http://www.perl.org/ to find out. If you are not using the
1285latest released version, please try to replicate your bug on the
1286latest stable release.
1287
1288Note that reports about bugs in old versions of Perl, especially
1289those which indicate you haven't also tested the current stable
1290release of Perl, are likely to receive less attention from the
1291volunteers who build and maintain Perl than reports about bugs in
1292the current release.
1293
1294This tool isn't apropriate for reporting bugs in any version
1295prior to Perl 5.0.
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1297=item Are you sure what you have is a bug?
1298
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1299A significant number of the bug reports we get turn out to be
1300documented features in Perl. Make sure the issue you've run into
1301isn't intentional by glancing through the documentation that comes
1302with the Perl distribution.
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1304Given the sheer volume of Perl documentation, this isn't a trivial
1305undertaking, but if you can point to documentation that suggests
1306the behaviour you're seeing is I<wrong>, your issue is likely to
1307receive more attention. You may want to start with B<perldoc>
1308L<perltrap> for pointers to common traps that new (and experienced)
1309Perl programmers run into.
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1311If you're unsure of the meaning of an error message you've run
1312across, B<perldoc> L<perldiag> for an explanation. If the message
1313isn't in perldiag, it probably isn't generated by Perl. You may
1314have luck consulting your operating system documentation instead.
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54c90be1 1316If you are on a non-UNIX platform B<perldoc> L<perlport>, as some
1948c06a 1317features may be unimplemented or work differently.
bdcdfa19 1318
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1319You may be able to figure out what's going wrong using the Perl
1320debugger. For information about how to use the debugger B<perldoc>
1321L<perldebug>.
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1323=item Do you have a proper test case?
1324
1325The easier it is to reproduce your bug, the more likely it will be
985dc10a 1326fixed -- if nobody can duplicate your problem, it probably won't be
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1327addressed.
1328
1329A good test case has most of these attributes: short, simple code;
1330few dependencies on external commands, modules, or libraries; no
1331platform-dependent code (unless it's a platform-specific bug);
1332clear, simple documentation.
1333
1334A good test case is almost always a good candidate to be included in
1335Perl's test suite. If you have the time, consider writing your test case so
1336that it can be easily included into the standard test suite.
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54c90be1 1338=item Have you included all relevant information?
d121ca8c 1339
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1340Be sure to include the B<exact> error messages, if any.
1341"Perl gave an error" is not an exact error message.
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1342
1343If you get a core dump (or equivalent), you may use a debugger
1344(B<dbx>, B<gdb>, etc) to produce a stack trace to include in the bug
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1345report.
1346
1347NOTE: unless your Perl has been compiled with debug info
bdcdfa19 1348(often B<-g>), the stack trace is likely to be somewhat hard to use
884baa66 1349because it will most probably contain only the function names and not
bdcdfa19 1350their arguments. If possible, recompile your Perl with debug info and
54c90be1 1351reproduce the crash and the stack trace.
bdcdfa19 1352
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1354
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1355The easier it is to understand a reproducible bug, the more likely
1356it will be fixed. Any insight you can provide into the problem
1357will help a great deal. In other words, try to analyze the problem
1358(to the extent you can) and report your discoveries.
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1360=item Can you fix the bug yourself?
1361
1362A bug report which I<includes a patch to fix it> will almost
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1363definitely be fixed. When sending a patch, please use the C<diff>
1364program with the C<-u> option to generate "unified" diff files.
1365Bug reports with patches are likely to receive significantly more
1366attention and interest than those without patches.
1367
1368Your patch may be returned with requests for changes, or requests for more
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1369detailed explanations about your fix.
1370
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1371Here are a few hints for creating high-quality patches:
1372
1373Make sure the patch is not reversed (the first argument to diff is
1374typically the original file, the second argument your changed file).
1375Make sure you test your patch by applying it with the C<patch>
1376program before you send it on its way. Try to follow the same style
1377as the code you are trying to patch. Make sure your patch really
1378does work (C<make test>, if the thing you're patching is covered
1379by Perl's test suite).
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1381=item Can you use C<perlbug> to submit the report?
1382
1383B<perlbug> will, amongst other things, ensure your report includes
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1384crucial information about your version of perl. If C<perlbug> is
1385unable to mail your report after you have typed it in, you may have
1386to compose the message yourself, add the output produced by C<perlbug
1387-d> and email it to B<perlbug@perl.org>. If, for some reason, you
1388cannot run C<perlbug> at all on your system, be sure to include the
1389entire output produced by running C<perl -V> (note the uppercase V).
d121ca8c 1390
bdcdfa19 1391Whether you use C<perlbug> or send the email manually, please make
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1392your Subject line informative. "a bug" is not informative. Neither
1393is "perl crashes" nor is "HELP!!!". These don't help. A compact
1394description of what's wrong is fine.
bdcdfa19 1395
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1397
1398Yes, you can do this by either using the C<-T> option, or by invoking
1399the program as C<perlthanks>. Thank-you notes are good. It makes people
1400smile.
1401
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1403
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1404Having done your bit, please be prepared to wait, to be told the
1405bug is in your code, or possibly to get no reply at all. The
1406volunteers who maintain Perl are busy folks, so if your problem is
1407an obvious bug in your own code, is difficult to understand or is
1408a duplicate of an existing report, you may not receive a personal
1409reply.
1410
26ab4e07 1411If it is important to you that your bug be fixed, do monitor the
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1412perl5-porters@perl.org mailing list and the commit logs to development
1413versions of Perl, and encourage the maintainers with kind words or
1414offers of frosty beverages. (Please do be kind to the maintainers.
1415Harassing or flaming them is likely to have the opposite effect of
1416the one you want.)
1417
1418Feel free to update the ticket about your bug on http://rt.perl.org
1419if a new version of Perl is released and your bug is still present.
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1420
1421=head1 OPTIONS
1422
1423=over 8
1424
1425=item B<-a>
1426
3e79b69b 1427Address to send the report to. Defaults to B<perlbug@perl.org>.
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1430
1431Don't send a bug received acknowledgement to the reply address.
1432Generally it is only a sensible to use this option if you are a
1433perl maintainer actively watching perl porters for your message to
1434arrive.
1435
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1437
1438Body of the report. If not included on the command line, or
1439in a file with B<-f>, you will get a chance to edit the message.
1440
1441=item B<-C>
1442
1443Don't send copy to administrator.
1444
1445=item B<-c>
1446
1447Address to send copy of report to. Defaults to the address of the
1448local perl administrator (recorded when perl was built).
1449
1450=item B<-d>
1451
1452Data mode (the default if you redirect or pipe output). This prints out
1453your configuration data, without mailing anything. You can use this
1454with B<-v> to get more complete data.
1455
1456=item B<-e>
1457
55d729e4 1458Editor to use.
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1460=item B<-f>
1461
1462File containing the body of the report. Use this to quickly send a
1463prepared message.
1464
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1466
1467File to output the results to instead of sending as an email. Useful
1468particularly when running perlbug on a machine with no direct internet
1469connection.
1470
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1472
1473Prints a brief summary of the options.
1474
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1475=item B<-ok>
1476
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1477Report successful build on this system to perl porters. Forces B<-S>
1478and B<-C>. Forces and supplies values for B<-s> and B<-b>. Only
1b0e3b9e 1479prompts for a return address if it cannot guess it (for use with
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1480B<make>). Honors return address specified with B<-r>. You can use this
1481with B<-v> to get more complete data. Only makes a report if this
1482system is less than 60 days old.
1483
1484=item B<-okay>
1485
1486As B<-ok> except it will report on older systems.
1b0e3b9e 1487
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1488=item B<-nok>
1489
1490Report unsuccessful build on this system. Forces B<-C>. Forces and
1491supplies a value for B<-s>, then requires you to edit the report
1492and say what went wrong. Alternatively, a prepared report may be
1493supplied using B<-f>. Only prompts for a return address if it
1494cannot guess it (for use with B<make>). Honors return address
1495specified with B<-r>. You can use this with B<-v> to get more
1496complete data. Only makes a report if this system is less than 60
1497days old.
1498
1499=item B<-nokay>
1500
1501As B<-nok> except it will report on older systems.
1502
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1504
1505Your return address. The program will ask you to confirm its default
1506if you don't use this option.
1507
1508=item B<-S>
1509
1510Send without asking for confirmation.
1511
1512=item B<-s>
1513
1514Subject to include with the message. You will be prompted if you don't
1515supply one on the command line.
1516
1517=item B<-t>
1518
3e79b69b 1519Test mode. The target address defaults to B<perlbug-test@perl.org>.
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1522
1523Send a thank-you note instead of a bug report.
1524
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1526
1527Include verbose configuration data in the report.
1528
1529=back
1530
1531=head1 AUTHORS
1532
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1533Kenneth Albanowski (E<lt>kjahds@kjahds.comE<gt>), subsequently
1534I<doc>tored by Gurusamy Sarathy (E<lt>gsar@activestate.comE<gt>),
1535Tom Christiansen (E<lt>tchrist@perl.comE<gt>), Nathan Torkington
1536(E<lt>gnat@frii.comE<gt>), Charles F. Randall (E<lt>cfr@pobox.comE<gt>),
1537Mike Guy (E<lt>mjtg@cam.a.ukE<gt>), Dominic Dunlop
1538(E<lt>domo@computer.orgE<gt>), Hugo van der Sanden (E<lt>hv@crypt.org<gt>),
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1539Jarkko Hietaniemi (E<lt>jhi@iki.fiE<gt>), Chris Nandor
1540(E<lt>pudge@pobox.comE<gt>), Jon Orwant (E<lt>orwant@media.mit.eduE<gt>,
2402d92a 1541Richard Foley (E<lt>richard.foley@rfi.netE<gt>), and Jesse Vincent
54c90be1 1542(E<lt>jesse@bestpractical.com<gt>).
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1544=head1 SEE ALSO
1545
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1546perl(1), perldebug(1), perldiag(1), perlport(1), perltrap(1),
1547diff(1), patch(1), dbx(1), gdb(1)
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1549=head1 BUGS
1550
1551None known (guess what must have been used to report them?)
1552
1553=cut
1554
37fa004c 1555!NO!SUBS!
1556
1557close OUT or die "Can't close $file: $!";
1558chmod 0755, $file or die "Can't reset permissions for $file: $!\n";
1559exec("$Config{'eunicefix'} $file") if $Config{'eunicefix'} ne ':';
8a5546a1 1560chdir $origdir;