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<li>Read the <a href="FAQ.html">FAQ</a> and <a href="search.php">use the search engine</a> to get information related to your problem.</li> <li>Make sure you are <a href="ftp://xmlsoft.org/libxml2/">using a recent version</a>, and that the problem still shows up in a recent version.</li> <li>Check the <a href="http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/">list archives</a> to see if the problem was reported already. In this case there is probably a fix available, similarly check the <a href="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/issues">registered open bugs</a>.</li> <li>Make sure you can reproduce the bug with xmllint or one of the test programs found in source in the distribution.</li> <li>Please send the command showing the error as well as the input (as an attachment)</li>
</ul><p>Then send the bug with associated information to reproduce it to the <a href=“xml@gnome.orgxml@gnome.org”>xml@gnome.org> list; if it's really libxml related I will approve it. Please do not send mail to me directly, it makes things really hard to track and in some cases I am not the best person to answer a given question, ask on the list.</p><p>To <span style=“color: #E50000”>be really clear about support</span>:</p><ul>
<li>Support or help <span style="color: #E50000">requests MUST be sent to the list or the bug tracker</span> in case of problems, so that the Question and Answers can be shared publicly. Failing to do so carries the implicit message "I want free support but I don't want to share the benefits with others" and is not welcome. I will automatically Carbon-Copy the xml@gnome.org mailing list for any technical reply made about libxml2 or libxslt.</li> <li>There is <span style="color: #E50000">no guarantee of support</span>. If your question remains unanswered after a week, repost it, making sure you gave all the detail needed and the information requested.</li> <li>Failing to provide information as requested or double checking first for prior feedback also carries the implicit message "the time of the library maintainers is less valuable than my time" and might not be welcome.</li>
</ul><p>Of course, bugs reported with a suggested patch for fixing them will probably be processed faster than those without.</p><p>If you're looking for help, a quick look at <a href=“the”>mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/“>the list archive</a> may actually provide the answer. I usually send source samples when answering libxml2 usage questions. The <a href=”auto-generated“>xmlsoft.org/html/book1.html”>auto-generated documentation</a> is not as polished as I would like (i need to learn more about DocBook), but it's a good starting point.</p><p><a href=“bugs.html”>Daniel Veillard</a></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></body></html>