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authorEric Anholt <[email protected]>2007-09-19 11:05:36 -0700
committerEric Anholt <[email protected]>2007-09-20 09:04:20 -0700
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parent45899a494c578d406b29e5ee17c0f1b6bf12c2de (diff)
Merge branch 'master' into i915-unification
Conflicts: src/mesa/drivers/dri/common/dri_drmpool.c src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915tex/i915_vtbl.c src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915tex/intel_batchbuffer.c src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915tex/intel_context.c
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<H1>Bug Database</H1>
<p>
-The Mesa bug database is now hosted on
-<a href="http://freedesktop.org" target="_parent">freedesktop.org</a>
-instead of SourceForge.
+The Mesa bug database is hosted on
+<a href="http://freedesktop.org" target="_parent">freedesktop.org</a>.
+The old bug database on SourceForge is no longer used.
</p>
<p>
@@ -26,16 +26,20 @@ Please follow these bug reporting guidelines:
</p>
<ul>
-<li>Make sure you're using the most recent version of Mesa
-<li>Make sure your bug isn't already reported
-<li>Include as much information as possible in the report
+<li>Check if a new version of Mesa is available which might have fixed
+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>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>Check back for follow-ups to the report
</ul>
<p>
-Bug reports will automatically be forwarded to the Mesa developer's mailing
-list.
+Bug reports will automatically be forwarded by bugzilla to the Mesa
+developer's mailing list.
</p>
<p>