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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 db90d2e2..ff7a56d0 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 482ca3c5..b0c5b3c5 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -29813,8 +29813,13 @@ 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
@@ -36647,38 +36652,38 @@ Node: VMS Old Gawk1198725
Node: Bugs1199196
Node: Bug address1199859
Node: Usenet1202841
-Node: Maintainers1203618
-Node: Other Versions1204879
-Node: Installation summary1211437
-Node: Notes1212639
-Node: Compatibility Mode1213433
-Node: Additions1214215
-Node: Accessing The Source1215140
-Node: Adding Code1216577
-Node: New Ports1222796
-Node: Derived Files1227284
-Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-11232930
-Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-21232965
-Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-31233563
-Node: Future Extensions1233677
-Node: Implementation Limitations1234335
-Node: Extension Design1235518
-Node: Old Extension Problems1236662
-Ref: Old Extension Problems-Footnote-11238180
-Node: Extension New Mechanism Goals1238237
-Ref: Extension New Mechanism Goals-Footnote-11241601
-Node: Extension Other Design Decisions1241790
-Node: Extension Future Growth1243903
-Node: Notes summary1244739
-Node: Basic Concepts1245914
-Node: Basic High Level1246595
-Ref: figure-general-flow1246877
-Ref: figure-process-flow1247562
-Ref: Basic High Level-Footnote-11250863
-Node: Basic Data Typing1251048
-Node: Glossary1254376
-Node: Copying1286214
-Node: GNU Free Documentation License1323757
-Node: Index1348877
+Node: Maintainers1203845
+Node: Other Versions1205106
+Node: Installation summary1211664
+Node: Notes1212866
+Node: Compatibility Mode1213660
+Node: Additions1214442
+Node: Accessing The Source1215367
+Node: Adding Code1216804
+Node: New Ports1223023
+Node: Derived Files1227511
+Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-11233157
+Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-21233192
+Ref: Derived Files-Footnote-31233790
+Node: Future Extensions1233904
+Node: Implementation Limitations1234562
+Node: Extension Design1235745
+Node: Old Extension Problems1236889
+Ref: Old Extension Problems-Footnote-11238407
+Node: Extension New Mechanism Goals1238464
+Ref: Extension New Mechanism Goals-Footnote-11241828
+Node: Extension Other Design Decisions1242017
+Node: Extension Future Growth1244130
+Node: Notes summary1244966
+Node: Basic Concepts1246141
+Node: Basic High Level1246822
+Ref: figure-general-flow1247104
+Ref: figure-process-flow1247789
+Ref: Basic High Level-Footnote-11251090
+Node: Basic Data Typing1251275
+Node: Glossary1254603
+Node: Copying1286441
+Node: GNU Free Documentation License1323984
+Node: Index1349104

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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index 892a98ff..ea7dd7c6 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -40571,7 +40571,12 @@ 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 4a57f8a8..e3dbc89d 100644
--- a/doc/gawktexi.in
+++ b/doc/gawktexi.in
@@ -39545,7 +39545,12 @@ 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