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153ff48bf5SDavid du Colombier<h1>Ghostscript problem report form</h1>
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237dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier<p>
243ff48bf5SDavid du ColombierBefore using this form, please read the <a
253ff48bf5SDavid du Colombierhref="Bug-info.htm">instructions</a> for reporting problems. If you are
263ff48bf5SDavid du Colombierrunning a developer or beta version of Ghostscript, and you are an
27*593dc095SDavid du Colombierexperienced tester (for example, if you have been testing Ghostscript
28*593dc095SDavid du Colombierfor more than a year, or you have already submitted at least two problem
293ff48bf5SDavid du Colombierreports that we accepted for investigation), you can send an informal report
303ff48bf5SDavid du Colombierto the place indicated below. Otherwise, please fill out this form
313ff48bf5SDavid du Colombiercompletely. Fill out <strong>all</strong> applicable items in this form.
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337dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier<p>
343ff48bf5SDavid du ColombierMost importantly, you <strong>must</strong> include all data (PostScript files,
353ff48bf5SDavid du ColombierPDF files, batch/script files, and/or fonts) required to reproduce the problem,
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373ff48bf5SDavid du Colombierby giving a URL from which we can download the data, or by including the
383ff48bf5SDavid du Colombierdata with the report itself. If you don't include this information, we can't
393ff48bf5SDavid du Colombierinvestigate the problem. Please note that the bug reports are publicly
403ff48bf5SDavid du Colombierarchived, so the information you provide will be generally available. If the
413ff48bf5SDavid du Colombiertest data absolutely must remain confidential, please so indicate on the form
423ff48bf5SDavid du Colombierbelow and provide an address we may contact privately for the file.
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449a747e4fSDavid du Colombier<p>
45*593dc095SDavid du ColombierOnce you have prepared the report, go to <a
46*593dc095SDavid du Colombierhref="http://bugs.ghostscript.com"
47*593dc095SDavid du Colombierclass="offsite">http://bugs.ghostscript.com</a>.
48*593dc095SDavid du Colombierand follow the instructions there. Data files can be attached to the
49*593dc095SDavid du Colombierbug report after the bug is submitted.
50*593dc095SDavid du ColombierUse the completed problem reporting form as
51*593dc095SDavid du Colombierthe body of the Bugzilla submission. If by some reason the Bugzilla doesn't
52*593dc095SDavid du Colombierwork for you, bugs can be submitted as follows:
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543ff48bf5SDavid du Colombier<ul>
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563ff48bf5SDavid du Colombier<li>If you are running MS-DOS, MS Windows, or OS/2, and you are reasonably
573ff48bf5SDavid du Colombiersure that the problem is specific to your platform, mail to <a
583ff48bf5SDavid du Colombierhref="mailto:bug-gswin@ghostscript.com">bug-gswin@ghostscript.com</a>.
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603ff48bf5SDavid du Colombier<li>If you are running MacOS, and you are reasonably sure that the problem
613ff48bf5SDavid du Colombieris specific to the Mac, mail to <a
62*593dc095SDavid du Colombierhref="mailto:mac-gs@ghostscript.com">mac-gs@ghostscript.com</a>.
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643ff48bf5SDavid du Colombier<li>Otherwise, mail to <a
653ff48bf5SDavid du Colombierhref="mailto:bug-gs@ghostscript.com">bug-gs@ghostscript.com</a>.
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697dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier<p>
707dd7cddfSDavid du ColombierFully completed problem reports help us improve Ghostscript.  Thanks in
717dd7cddfSDavid du Colombieradvance.
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733ff48bf5SDavid du Colombier<pre>
747dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier------------------------------------------------------------------------
757dd7cddfSDavid du ColombierSymptoms:
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797dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier------------------------------------------------------------------------
807dd7cddfSDavid du ColombierGhostscript version (or include output from "gs -h"):
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827dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier------------------------------------------------------------------------
837dd7cddfSDavid du ColombierWhere you got Ghostscript:
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857dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier------------------------------------------------------------------------
867dd7cddfSDavid du ColombierHardware system you are using (including printer model if the problem
877dd7cddfSDavid du Colombierinvolves printing):
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897dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier------------------------------------------------------------------------
907dd7cddfSDavid du ColombierOperating system you are using:
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927dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier------------------------------------------------------------------------
937dd7cddfSDavid du ColombierIf you are using X Windows, and your problem involved output to the
947dd7cddfSDavid du Colombierscreen, the output from running xdpyinfo and xwininfo:
957dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier
967dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier------------------------------------------------------------------------
977dd7cddfSDavid du ColombierC compiler you are using, including its version, if you compiled
987dd7cddfSDavid du ColombierGhostscript yourself:
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1007dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier------------------------------------------------------------------------
1017dd7cddfSDavid du ColombierIf you compiled Ghostscript yourself, changes you made to the makefiles:
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1037dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier------------------------------------------------------------------------
1047dd7cddfSDavid du ColombierEnvironment variables:
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1067dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier	GS_DEVICE
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1087dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier	GS_FONTPATH
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1107dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier	GS_LIB
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1127dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier	GS_OPTIONS
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1147dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier------------------------------------------------------------------------
1157dd7cddfSDavid du ColombierCommand line:
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1177dd7cddfSDavid du Colombier------------------------------------------------------------------------
1187dd7cddfSDavid du ColombierURL or FTP location of test files (include the data at the end of this
1197dd7cddfSDavid du Colombierform if 500K or less):
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1237dd7cddfSDavid du ColombierSuggested fix, if any:
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1287dd7cddfSDavid du ColombierOther comments:
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