FVWMBUG(1)                                             FVWMBUG(1)



NAME
       fvwmbug - report a bug in FVWM

SYNOPSIS
       fvwmbug [address]

DESCRIPTION
       fvwmbug  is  a  shell  script to help the user compose and
       mail bug reports concerning FVWM  in  a  standard  format.
       fvwmbug  invokes  the  editor specified by the environment
       variable EDITOR on a temporary copy of the bug report for-
       mat  outline. The user must fill in the appropriate fields
       and exit the editor.  fvwmbug  then  mails  the  completed
       report to the local FVWM maintainer, the FVWM workers list
       fvwm-workers@fvwm.org, or address.  If the  report  cannot
       be  mailed,  it  is  saved in the file dead.fvwmbug in the
       invoking user's home directory.

       The bug report format outline  consists  of  several  sec-
       tions.   The  first section provides information about the
       machine, operating system, the FVWM version, and the  com-
       pilation environment.  The second section should be filled
       in with a description  of  the  bug.   The  third  section
       should  be a description of how to reproduce the bug.  The
       optional fourth section is for a proposed fix.  Fixes  are
       encouraged.

ENVIRONMENT
       fvwmbug  will  utilize the following environment variables
       if they exist:

       EDITOR Specifies the preferred editor. If  EDITOR  is  not
              set, fvwmbug defaults to emacs.

       HOME   Directory  in  which the failed bug report is saved
              if the mail fails.



GNU                        3 July 2001                 FVWMBUG(1)