From 6984bc47105aeeaf16de87aa1ce311122ba1b994 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karl Berry Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:23:54 +0000 Subject: mention pdftex -recorder et al. git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@3991 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751 --- Build/source/texk/kpathsea/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ Build/source/texk/kpathsea/bugs.texi | 19 ++++++++++--------- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) (limited to 'Build/source/texk') diff --git a/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/ChangeLog b/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/ChangeLog index 713b5eb2499..4ac308b7491 100644 --- a/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/ChangeLog +++ b/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2007-02-26 Karl Berry + + * bugs.texi (Logging): mention pdftex -recorder and strace et al. + (Bug checklist): Remove my old physical address. + 2007-02-02 Karl Berry * texmf.in (OVFFONTS): search for vf. diff --git a/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/bugs.texi b/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/bugs.texi index cb0731512d4..4ec2d560a57 100644 --- a/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/bugs.texi +++ b/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/bugs.texi @@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ Before reporting a bug, please check below to be sure it isn't already known (@pxref{Common problems}). Bug reports should be sent via electronic mail to -@email{tex-k@@mail.tug.org}, or by postal mail to 135 Center Hill Road / -Plymouth, MA 02360 / USA. +@email{tex-k@@mail.tug.org}. The general principle is that a good bug report includes all the information necessary for reproduction. Therefore, to enable @@ -100,13 +99,6 @@ file (and any EPS or other files it uses)---@TeX{} source files are helpful, but the DVI file is necessary, because that's the actual program input. -@cindex shar@r{, recommended} -GNU @code{shar}, available from @url{ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu} is -a convenient way of packaging multiple (possibly binary) files for -electronic mail. If you feel your input files are too big to send by -email, you can ftp them to @url{ftp://ftp.tug.org/incoming} (that -directory is writable, but not readable). - @item @cindex context diff @cindex sending patches @@ -360,6 +352,15 @@ For example, after @code{setenv TEXMFLOG /tmp/log}, running Dvips on @noindent Only filenames that are absolute are recorded, to preserve some semblance of privacy. +In addition to this Kpathsea-specific logging, @command{pdftex} +provides an option @option{-recorder} to write the names of all files +accessed during a run to the file @file{@var{basefile}.fls}. + +Finally, most systems provide a general tool to output each system +call, thus including opening and closing files. It might be named +@command{strace}, @command{truss}, @command{struss}, or something +else. + @node Common problems @subsection Common problems -- cgit v1.2.3