coreutils: Reporting bugs or incorrect results
30.4.2 Reporting bugs or incorrect results
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If you suspect a bug in GNU coreutils’ version sort (i.e., in the output
of ‘ls -v’ or ‘sort -V’), please first check the following:
1. Is the result consistent with Debian’s own ordering (using ‘dpkg’,
see ⇒Comparing two strings using Debian's algorithm) ? If
it is, then this is not a bug - please do not report it.
2. If the result differs from Debian’s, is it explained by one of the
sections in ⇒Differences from the official Debian Algorithm?
If it is, then this is not a bug - please do not report it.
3. If you have a question about specific ordering which is not
explained here, please write to <coreutils@gnu.org>, and provide a
concise example that will help us diagnose the issue.
4. If you still suspect a bug which is not explained by the above,
please write to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org> with a concrete example of
the suspected incorrect output, with details on why you think it is
incorrect.
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