if successful, to discourage you from reporting the issue).
</p>
</div><!-- answer -->
+<button>I believe I have identified a MinGW bug; how should I report it?
+</button>
+<div class="answer">
+<p>Firstly,
+you should double check your own code,
+to ensure that it is completely valid;
+sadly,
+many submitted bug reports turn out to result from user error,
+so if you are in <em>any</em>  doubt,
+we recommend that you seek advice from
+<a target="_blank" href="index.html?page=mailing.html#mingw-users"
+>the MinGW‑Users mailing list</a> community,
+<em>before</em>  filing a formal bug report.
+</p>
+<p>If you <em>do</em>  decide to submit a formal bug report,
+you should proceed as advised in
+<a target="_blank" href="index.html?page=buginfo.html"
+>these bug reporting guidelines</a>.
+</p>
+</div><!-- answer -->
</div><!-- faq -->
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<h3>Software Portability Issues</h3>