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<H1><B>Reporting Bugs in libsndfile</B></H1>
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Before even attempting to report a bug in libsndfile please make sure you have
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<A HREF="FAQ.html">Frequently Asked Questions</A>.
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If you are having a problem writing code using libsndfile make sure you read
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<A HREF="api.html">Application Programming Interface</A>
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That said, I am interested in finding and fixing all genuine bugs in libsndfile.
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Bugs I want to fix include any of the following problems (and probably others) :
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<LI> Compilation problems on new platforms.
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<LI> Errors being detected during the `make check' process.
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<LI> Segmentation faults occuring inside libsndfile.
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<LI> libsndfile hanging when opening a file.
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<LI> Supported sound file types being incorrectly read or written.
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<LI> Omissions, errors or spelling mistakes in the documentation.
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When submitting a bug report you must include :
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<LI> Your system (CPU and memory size should be enough).
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<LI> The operating system you are using.
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<LI> Whether you are using a package provided by your distribution or you
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<LI> If you compiled it yourself, the compiler you are using. (Also make
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sure to run "make check".)
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<LI> A description of the problem.
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<LI> Information generated by the sndfile-info program (see next paragraph).
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<LI> If you are having problems with sndfile-play and ALSA on Linux, I will
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need information about your kernel, ALSA version, compiler version,
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whether you compiled the kernel/ALSA your self or installed from a
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If libsndfile compiles and installs correctly but has difficulty reading a particular
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file or type of file you should run the <B>sndfile-info</B> program (from the examples
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directory of the libsndfile distribution) on the file. See
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<A HREF="sndfile_info.html">here</A>
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for an example of the use of the <B>sndfile-info</B> program.
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Please do not send me a sound file which fails to open under libsndfile unless I
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specifically ask you to. The above information should usually suffice for most
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Once you have the above information you should email it to one of the
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<A HREF="lists.html">mailing lists</a>
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(posting to these lists is limited to the list subscribers).
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