| How to report bugs |
| Please report bugs to Jira, the Apache bug database. Pick the product "Xerces-C++" using the following components:
Component | Description
DOM | Items specific to DOM
SAX/SAX2 | Items specific to SAX or SAX2
Non-Validating Parser | General Parsing Problem
Validating Parser (DTD) | DTD related parser issue
Validating Parser (Schema) | Schema related parser issue
Utilities | Items related to utilities like MessageLoader, Transcoder, NetAccessors, Platform specific utilities
Build | Problem with build, makefile, project files
Documentation | Documentation bugs such as FAQ, Programming Guide
Samples/Tests | Samples or test cases related issues
Miscellaneous | Items not covered in other categories
A copy of your bug report is sent automatically to the Xerces-C++ development mailing list.
| Search first |
| Check the Jira database before submitting your bug report to avoid creating a duplicate report. Even the bug has been reported already, you may add a comment to the existing report since your contribution may lead to a quicker identification/resolution to the bug reported. Here is the list of outstanding bugs that are currently reported in Jira.
| Write a good bug report |
| Writing a useful bug report, which makes the bug reproducible, is the first step towards the resolution of the bug. Specifics about the bug, like Xerces-C++ version number Platform Operating system and version number Compiler and version number The XML document (or excerpt) that failed The C++ application code that failed Whether you built the Xerces-C++ library yourself or used the binary distribution What happened are all necessary information to allow developer to reproduce, identify, evaluate and eventually, fix the bug, which is the very purpose of your reporting of the bug. If you are providing a patch please review the information in Submitting Patches.

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