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+BUGS:
+
+Post any bugs to the issue tracker found on the project's GitHub page:
+ https://github.com/uncrustify/uncrustify/issues
+
+Before you do so, try running with the latest code from git.
+The bug might have already been fixed.
+
+If it hasn't already been reported, then you'll need to file a bug report.
+
+First, reduce your input file to the minimum that still causes the problem.
+This is important, as a 1000-line input file is much more difficult to diagnose
+than a 5-line file.
+
+Next, rename your functions, change your strings, comments, etc, to protect
+any trade secrets or whatnot.
+If you attach an input file with a bug, it will most likely appear as a future
+test case.
+
+Finally, create a bug report.
+
+Here's what I like to see in a bug report.
+
+1. The type of problem (crash, bad formatting, etc)
+2. The version of uncrustify you tested with (ie, the git hash)
+3. The operating system
+4. The input file or code snippet, including the language (C, C++, Java, etc)
+5. The configuration file you used.
+ If it isn't one of the 'standard' ones, then attach it.
+6. The expected output (not needed for crash bugs)
+
+
+If you are the code writing type (and you are, since you are using a code
+formatting tool), I'd like you to take a quick look and see if you can pinpoint
+the source of the problem.
+
+Here is what I do when I get a bug report.
+
+1. Check for options that control the desired behavior.
+ About half the time a user missed an option.
+
+2. Run with the supplied input and config to verify the problem.
+ $ uncrustify -c bug.cfg -f bug.c
+
+2a. For a crash-bug, I create a core dump to quickly find the offending code.
+ $ ulimit -c unlimited
+ $ uncrustify -c bug.cfg -f bug.c
+ $ gdb uncrustify core
+
+3. Formatting bugs usually land in one of three catagories.
+ a. Incorrectly labeled chunks
+ b. Bad formatting logic or unexpected input
+ c. Missing options
+
+Debugging help:
+
+I run with the "-p" option to get a dump of the chunks.
+$ uncrustify -c bug.cfg -f bug.c -p parsed.txt
+
+This tells me the configuration and how each chunk is labeled, indented, and
+otherwise processed.
+
+I also selectively turn on log levels (the -L command line option) to aid
+debugging of specific areas of interest.
+Don't turn on all log levels -- the result is excessive and not at all helpful.
+