bugs-upload.html

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title: "Bug Upload - Report a bug"
description: "If you think you’ve found a bug with core LaTeX, then please report it to us! You can report it by going to this bug information upload page."
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<h1>Submit a LaTeX bug report</h1>

<p>Hey, you think you found a bug in LaTeX? Pity! But this page allows you to upload a report to our bugs database.</p>

<h2>Before submitting a LaTeX bug</h2>
<p>Some important hints:</p>
<ol>
  <li><strong>Check that there really is a bug</strong>, by writing a short, self-contained document that shows the problem. You should make sure that the document doesn't use any third-party packages or document classes. If the bug turns out to be with third-party software then please contact the developer, and not us!</li>
  <li><strong>Check to see if the bug has already been reported.</strong> You can do this by searching the <a href="{{site.baseurl}}/cgi-bin/ltxbugs2html?introduction=yes&amp;state=open">LaTeX bugs database</a>. If the bug has already been reported then there may be a known solution to your problem.</li>
  <li><strong>For bugs related to LaTeX3 code</strong> (expl3, xparse and so on): Do not report the bug here but instead use the <a href="https://github.com/latex3/svn-mirror/issues">GitHub issue tracker</a>.</li>
  <li><strong>Run LaTeX on the test file.</strong> Send the test file and the resulting transcript file using the form below.</li>
</ol>
<p>Now you are ready to submit a LaTeX bug report.</p>

<h2>Submit a LaTeX bug</h2>
<form action="{{site.baseurl}}/cgi-bin/latex-bugs-upload.cgi" method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
  <ol>
    <li>
      <p><strong>Please add a few bits of information that will help us to categorize it.</strong> We need at least the bug category, your name, your email, and a summary (typically one sentence).</p>
      <p>LaTeX Bug category:<br>
        <select name="Category">
           <option value="amslatex">AMS LaTeX</option>
           <option value="babel">Babel</option>
           <option value="graphics">Graphics and colour</option>
           <option selected value="latex">LaTeX</option>
          <!-- <option value="mfnfss">Metafont fonts</option> -->
           <option value="psnfss">PostScript fonts</option>
           <option value="cyrillic">Support for Cyrillic encodings</option>
           <option value="tools">Tools</option>
        </select>
      </p>
      <p>Class of bug:<br>
        <select name="Class">
         <option selected value="sw-bug">Software Problem</option>
         <option value="doc-bug">Documentation Problem</option>
         <option value="change-request">Change Request</option>
        </select>
      </p>
      <p>Your name:<br>
        <input type="TEXT" name="name" size="60">
      </p>
      <p>Your email:<br>
        <input type="TEXT" name="email" size="60">
      </p>
      <p>Summary description:<br>
        <input type="TEXT" name="summary" size="60">
      </p>
      <p>Short problem description:<br>
        <textarea name="description" rows="6" cols="60" wrap="PHYSICAL"></textarea>
      </p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p><strong>Add the name of your input file on your computer (the button pops up a file selection box, or just type it in).</strong> It will be
  uploaded when you submit this form in step (4).<br>
        <input type="FILE" name="texfile" size="40">
      </p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p><strong>Add the name of your transcript (log) file on your computer (the button pops up a file selection box, or just type it in).  Do not submit  your output (e.g., dvi or pdf) file here!</strong> It will be uploaded when you submit this form in step (4).<br>
        <input type="FILE" name="logfile" size="40">
      </p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p><strong>A simple answer to prove that you are a human and not a SPAMBot.</strong> We had a lot of SPAM coming through this web form, so we ask you to in type in a number in answer to a simple question.<br> What is the sum of five hundred seventeen and four?<br>
        <input type="TEXT" name="sum" size="60">
      </p>
    </li>
    <li>
      <p><strong>Thanks for providing the information &ndash; and thanks for your contribution.</strong> You keep LaTeX going!<br>
        <input type="SUBMIT" value="Submit">
        <input type="RESET" name="">
      </p>
    </li>
  </ol>
</form>