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"Something broke. How do I fix it?"

Tracing the source of the problem

First, gather information. You need to figure out what broke.

  • Check bugzilla
    • Check upstream trackers too!
  • Check your log files
  • See if you can reproduce the problem
  • Get a backtrace
    • Python backtraces
    • Installing debuginfo

Finding the problem in the source

Getting the exact source of the package

  • Packages you'll need installed
  • Downloading the SRPM
  • Using package CVS

Creating and testing patches

  • Using gendiff
  • Add the patch to the spec
  • Rebuild the package
    • Bump the dist tag
  • Install the new package
  • Attempt to reproduce the problem

Submitting the patch

  • Be sure to mention which package version you used
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