From: Brian Paul <brianp@vmware.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2017 14:48:26 +0000 (-0600)
Subject: docs: update bug reporting guidelines
X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=8e4559b3fc1c5bac55a0918ddf0c304d6ec970fc;p=mesa.git

docs: update bug reporting guidelines

Suggest attaching output of glxinfo/wglinfo.  Suggest providing
an apitrace.
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diff --git a/docs/bugs.html b/docs/bugs.html
index 445d9cac1e3..44955d3f7c3 100644
--- a/docs/bugs.html
+++ b/docs/bugs.html
@@ -37,11 +37,14 @@ Please follow these bug reporting guidelines:
 the problem.
 <li>Check if your bug is already reported in the database.
 <li>Monitor your bug report for requests for additional information, etc.
+<li>Attach the output of running glxinfo or wglinfo.
+This will tell us the Mesa version, which device driver you're using, etc.
 <li>If you're reporting a crash, try to use your debugger (gdb) to get a stack
 trace. Also, recompile Mesa in debug mode to get more detailed information.
 <li>Describe in detail how to reproduce the bug, especially with games
 and applications that the Mesa developers might not be familiar with.
-<li>Provide a simple GLUT-based test program if possible
+<li>Provide an <a href="https://github.com/apitrace/apitrace">apitrace</a>
+or simple GLUT-based test program if possible.
 </ul>
 
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