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-rw-r--r--doc/gawk.info75
-rw-r--r--doc/gawk.texi7
-rw-r--r--doc/gawktexi.in7
4 files changed, 57 insertions, 37 deletions
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 497bfd63..0db90da7 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2018-10-27 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
+ * gawktexi.in (Usenet): Mention that web forums are also not
+ the right place for gawk bug reports.
+
2018-10-23 Arnold D. Robbins <arnold@skeeve.com>
* gawktexi.in (Bug address): Mention the GNU Kind
diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info
index 336f5c0e..c36c34ea 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -29814,8 +29814,13 @@ B.4.2 Please Don't Post Bug Reports to USENET
Usenet/Internet newsgroup 'comp.lang.awk'. Although some of the 'gawk'
developers occasionally read this news group, the primary 'gawk'
maintainer no longer does. Thus it's virtually guaranteed that he will
-_not_ see your posting. The steps described here are the only
-officially recognized way for reporting bugs. Really.
+_not_ see your posting.
+
+ Similarly, posting bug reports or questions in web forums, such as
+Stack Overflow (https://stackoverflow.com/) may get you an answser, but
+it won't be from the 'gawk' maintainers, who do not spend their time in
+web forums. The steps described here are the only officially recognized
+way for reporting bugs. Really.

File: gawk.info, Node: Maintainers, Prev: Usenet, Up: Bugs
@@ -36648,38 +36653,38 @@ Node: VMS Old Gawk1198808
Node: Bugs1199279
Node: Bug address1199942
Node: Usenet1202924
-Node: Maintainers1203701
-Node: Other Versions1204962
-Node: Installation summary1211520
-Node: Notes1212722
-Node: Compatibility Mode1213516
-Node: Additions1214298
-Node: Accessing The Source1215223
-Node: Adding Code1216660
-Node: New Ports1222879
-Node: Derived Files1227367
-Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-11233013
-Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-21233048
-Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-31233646
-Node: Future Extensions1233760
-Node: Implementation Limitations1234418
-Node: Extension Design1235601
-Node: Old Extension Problems1236745
-Ref: Old Extension Problems-Footnote-11238263
-Node: Extension New Mechanism Goals1238320
-Ref: Extension New Mechanism Goals-Footnote-11241684
-Node: Extension Other Design Decisions1241873
-Node: Extension Future Growth1243986
-Node: Notes summary1244822
-Node: Basic Concepts1245997
-Node: Basic High Level1246678
-Ref: figure-general-flow1246960
-Ref: figure-process-flow1247645
-Ref: Basic High Level-Footnote-11250946
-Node: Basic Data Typing1251131
-Node: Glossary1254459
-Node: Copying1286297
-Node: GNU Free Documentation License1323840
-Node: Index1348960
+Node: Maintainers1203928
+Node: Other Versions1205189
+Node: Installation summary1211747
+Node: Notes1212949
+Node: Compatibility Mode1213743
+Node: Additions1214525
+Node: Accessing The Source1215450
+Node: Adding Code1216887
+Node: New Ports1223106
+Node: Derived Files1227594
+Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-11233240
+Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-21233275
+Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-31233873
+Node: Future Extensions1233987
+Node: Implementation Limitations1234645
+Node: Extension Design1235828
+Node: Old Extension Problems1236972
+Ref: Old Extension Problems-Footnote-11238490
+Node: Extension New Mechanism Goals1238547
+Ref: Extension New Mechanism Goals-Footnote-11241911
+Node: Extension Other Design Decisions1242100
+Node: Extension Future Growth1244213
+Node: Notes summary1245049
+Node: Basic Concepts1246224
+Node: Basic High Level1246905
+Ref: figure-general-flow1247187
+Ref: figure-process-flow1247872
+Ref: Basic High Level-Footnote-11251173
+Node: Basic Data Typing1251358
+Node: Glossary1254686
+Node: Copying1286524
+Node: GNU Free Documentation License1324067
+Node: Index1349187

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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index 45c675a5..bbba6ae2 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -40573,7 +40573,12 @@ Please do @emph{not} try to report bugs in @command{gawk} by posting to the
Usenet/Internet newsgroup @code{comp.lang.awk}. Although some of the
@command{gawk} developers occasionally read this news group, the primary
@command{gawk} maintainer no longer does. Thus it's virtually guaranteed
-that he will @emph{not} see your posting. The steps described here are
+that he will @emph{not} see your posting.
+
+Similarly, posting bug reports or questions in web forums, such
+as @uref{https://stackoverflow.com/, Stack Overflow} may get you
+an answser, but it won't be from the @command{gawk} maintainers,
+who do not spend their time in web forums. The steps described here are
the only officially recognized way for reporting bugs. Really.
@ignore
diff --git a/doc/gawktexi.in b/doc/gawktexi.in
index ea7cdc53..a021e139 100644
--- a/doc/gawktexi.in
+++ b/doc/gawktexi.in
@@ -39547,7 +39547,12 @@ Please do @emph{not} try to report bugs in @command{gawk} by posting to the
Usenet/Internet newsgroup @code{comp.lang.awk}. Although some of the
@command{gawk} developers occasionally read this news group, the primary
@command{gawk} maintainer no longer does. Thus it's virtually guaranteed
-that he will @emph{not} see your posting. The steps described here are
+that he will @emph{not} see your posting.
+
+Similarly, posting bug reports or questions in web forums, such
+as @uref{https://stackoverflow.com/, Stack Overflow} may get you
+an answser, but it won't be from the @command{gawk} maintainers,
+who do not spend their time in web forums. The steps described here are
the only officially recognized way for reporting bugs. Really.
@ignore