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Bug Reports
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You are strongly encouraged to submit a bug report to
bug-gnu-utils@gnu.ai.mit.edu if you have problems with this beta
release of GNU Finger. Here are some things that are generally helpful
to mention, when relevant:

   * The GNU Finger version and where you obtained the distribution.

   * Your hardware.

   * Operating system.

   * C Compiler used.

   * The arguments you gave to `./configure'.

   * Changes you made to the GNU Finger configuration files.

   * Any changes you have made to the source code or installation
     procedures.

   * Your network configuration; don't forget to mention what
     hardware, operating systems, and C compilers are used on each
     node where the bug manifests itself.

   * Any problems you had during installation.

If you're having problems compiling or installing GNU Finger, then the
following is particularly helpful to mention:

   * The command line used to invoke `configure'.

   * The current directory.

   * The command line used to invoke `make' and `make' version
     (particularly if you're using GNU Make).

   * A capture of the compiler output.

Please feel free to include any patches, as well.

