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OpenJDK Cookbook

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OpenJDK Cookbook

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (20 chapters)
OpenJDK Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Submitting a defect to the OpenJDK bug systems


This recipe will show you how to submit a defect to OpenJDK bug systems. This bug system is used by people who do not have developer access to OpenJDK. For OpenJDK developers, there is JIRA.

How to do it...

We will consider the necessary steps to submit a defect to OpenJDK.

First, we will describe some prerequisites to fill a bug report:

  1. First, do a quick search for bugs. It is possible that a similar or even identical bug has already been created. Even if you have something more to say on the subject, please do it in the existing topic without creating a new one.

  2. Then, think about the defect's reproducibility. There is a need to describe in detail how to reproduce your defect and cases in which it can and cannot be reproduced.

  3. Also, you can make and add logs, traces, and other debug information.

    Tip

    Please include the fullest possible logs, without cutouts. Even one string in the log may be critical.

  4. Also, you may include screenshots along with your...