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  65. <h2 class="chapter">6 Reporting Bugs</h2>
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  68. <p>Your bug reports play an essential role in making <code>ld</code> reliable.
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  70. <p>Reporting a bug may help you by bringing a solution to your problem, or
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  76. <p>In order for a bug report to serve its purpose, you must include the
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