Bug#1015933: reportbug: please add hint for inclusion of installer log files

[Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>]

Package: reportbug
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch


Hi,

we often get installation-reports from fresh Debian installations, mentioning
some problems, but the reporter does not include any log files to allow for
debugging.
So the first action is mostly: ask the reporter to sent log files.
Which sucks, and is probably unnecessary and unthankful work.


There are of course various ways, how such installation-reports can be 
generated, but for the "reportbug installation-reports" way I would like to
add a pointer to the template, where people can find those log files, to make
the task of adding such files as easy as possible.

Patch attached.




Many Thanks

Holger


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Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>
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diff --git a/reportbug/debbugs.py b/reportbug/debbugs.py
index ea1d8ab..6fe3068 100644
--- a/reportbug/debbugs.py
+++ b/reportbug/debbugs.py
@@ -1073,8 +1073,9 @@ def handle_installation_report(package, bts, ui, fromaddr, timeout, online=True,
 
 
         Please make sure that any installation logs that you think would
-        be useful are attached to this report. Please compress large
-        files using gzip.
+        be useful are attached to this report. (You can find them in the installer
+        system in /var/log/ and later on the installed system under
+        /var/log/installer.) Please compress large files using gzip.
         """)
 
     return (subject, severity, headers, pseudos, body, query)