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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2009-05-16 11:24:41 +0000
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2009-05-16 11:24:41 +0000
commitc03cd4ca8ee2555fdff8b76d78491bac53e32102 (patch)
tree0e1ff0b48b4cdcd827595c8b9e0311198455f2a5
parentd933cc293b03c3dda7d79694ebc029feed800e8c (diff)
downloadcpython-git-c03cd4ca8ee2555fdff8b76d78491bac53e32102.tar.gz
Fix about and bugs pages to match real workflow.
-rw-r--r--Doc/about.rst7
-rw-r--r--Doc/bugs.rst3
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/about.rst b/Doc/about.rst
index a5adf07da8..9483ca5347 100644
--- a/Doc/about.rst
+++ b/Doc/about.rst
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ These documents are generated from `reStructuredText
<http://docutils.sf.net/rst.html>`_ sources by *Sphinx*, a document processor
specifically written for the Python documentation.
-In the online version of these documents, you can submit comments and suggest
-changes directly on the documentation pages.
+.. In the online version of these documents, you can submit comments and suggest
+ changes directly on the documentation pages.
Development of the documentation and its toolchain takes place on the
docs@python.org mailing list. We're always looking for volunteers wanting
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ Many thanks go to:
<http://effbot.org/zone/pyref.htm>`_ project from which Sphinx got many good
ideas.
-See :ref:`reporting-bugs` for information how to report bugs in Python itself.
+See :ref:`reporting-bugs` for information how to report bugs in this
+documentation, or Python itself.
.. including the ACKS file here so that it can be maintained separately
.. include:: ACKS.txt
diff --git a/Doc/bugs.rst b/Doc/bugs.rst
index 9c6e524729..dc7d388bcc 100644
--- a/Doc/bugs.rst
+++ b/Doc/bugs.rst
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ the problem has already been fixed for the next release, or additional
information is needed (in which case you are welcome to provide it if you can!).
To do this, search the bug database using the search box on the top of the page.
+In the case of documentation bugs, look at the most recent development docs at
+http://docs.python.org/dev to see if the bug has been fixed.
+
If the problem you're reporting is not already in the bug tracker, go back to
the Python Bug Tracker. If you don't already have a tracker account, select the
"Register" link in the sidebar and undergo the registration procedure.