Ask for locale info in bug reports.

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Richard M. Stallman 2001-01-11 16:10:23 +00:00
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@ -595,6 +595,19 @@ Be warned: it is often difficult, and sometimes impossible, to fix a
terminal-dependent bug without access to a terminal of the type that
stimulates the bug.@refill
@item
If non-ASCII text or internationalization is relevant, the locale that
was current when you started Emacs. You can use this shell command to
view the relevant values:
@example
echo LC_ALL=$LC_ALL LC_CTYPE=$LC_CTYPE LANG=$LANG
@end example
You can use the @kbd{M-!} command to execute the shell command from
Emacs, and then copy the output from the @samp{*Messages*} buffer into
the bug report.
@item
A description of what behavior you observe that you believe is
incorrect. For example, ``The Emacs process gets a fatal signal,'' or,