Re: Bug triaging, debugging and patches

[Paul Eggert]

On 08/26/2017 11:31 AM, Shakthi Kannan wrote:
> Is there a group or subsystem of bugs that do not yet require a large  > understanding of the code base that I can get started with? I am 
happy > to explore source code, if required.
Perhaps you can start with bugs labeled "wishlist" or "minor" in the 
main listing:

https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/pkgreport.cgi?package=emacs

Please use your best judgment as to how much code-base understanding is 
required, as we don't specifically classify bug reports that way. For an 
example of a bug *not* to look at, please see Bug#28213, a hairy one 
involving our conservative garbage collector mistakenly reclaiming some 
objects that are not actually garbage. (I'm looking at it now and 
tearing my hair out.)

> If you can also shed some light on specific configurations and  > workflows to work with the Emacs bugs database, I can set it up > 
accordingly.
I suggest using 'git format-patch' and/or 'git send-email' to propose a 
fix for a particular bug. For Bug#99999, you can send email to 
address@hidden

Thanks for volunteering, by the way.