Torbjorn complained that the GCC bugzilla requires an account. I committed this patch to the web site to explain why.
Ian
Index: bugs/index.html =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/gcc/wwwdocs/htdocs/bugs/index.html,v retrieving revision 1.108 diff -u -r1.108 index.html --- bugs/index.html 26 Apr 2011 10:17:04 -0000 1.108 +++ bugs/index.html 10 Oct 2012 15:51:56 -0000 @@ -132,6 +132,14 @@ <a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/";>GCC bug database</a>. </p> +<p>The GCC bug database requires you to create an account with a valid +e-mail address. This is not merely to be annoying. It's because in +the past spammers have filed fake bug reports, and fake attachments to +real bug reports, to distribute malware and to add links to their spam +web sites. Requiring a valid e-mail address is a partial deterrent to +this. We apologize for the inconvenience. +</p> + <h2><a name="detailed">Detailed bug reporting instructions</a></h2> <p>Please refer to the <a href="#gnat">next section</a> when reporting
