5 Freeciv 2.6 certainly contains some bugs. Please report all
6 you find to http://gna.org/bugs/?func=additem&group=freeciv.
14 - Check that it is not listed as a known bug! For a continuously
17 http://www.freeciv.org/wiki/Known_Bugs
19 - Check the Freeciv website, to ensure you're playing the latest
20 version. (We may have already fixed the problem.)
22 - Check the Freeciv Bug Tracking System at:
24 http://gna.org/bugs/?group=freeciv
26 to see if the bug has already been reported.
28 - Submit a bug report through our bug tracking system above!
30 If you get any GDK/GTK messages, as for example:
32 Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkobject.c: line 1163 (gtk_object_ref):
33 assertion object->ref_count > 0' failed.
35 please restart your client and append "-- --g-fatal-warnings" to
36 the command line. You will get a core dump this way. Please include
37 the "stack trace" of this core dump in your bug report.
39 What to include in your bug report:
41 - Describe the problem, including any messages that were displayed.
43 - Indicate which client(s) you are using (gtk2, gtk3, gtk3.22, SDL,
46 - Tell us the name and version of:
48 - The Operating System you're using. You may find the
49 "uname -a" command useful.
51 - The version number of Freeciv.
53 - If you are using the GTK+ client, the version numbers
54 (if you know them) of your GTK+ and GLib libraries.
55 Gtk-clients show those version numbers on 'About Freeciv'
56 dialog found from under 'Help' menu.
58 - If you are using Qt client, the version number of Qt libraries.
59 In Qt-client that can be find by opening 'About Freeciv' dialog
60 from under 'Help' menu and clicking 'About Qt' button there.
62 - If you are using the SDL client, the version numbers (if you
63 know them) of the SDL, SDL_image, SDL_gfx, and SDL_ttf libraries.
65 - If you are using the SDL2 client, the version numbers (if you
66 know them) of the SDL2, SDL2_image, SDL2_gfx, and SDL2_ttf
69 - If you are using the Xaw client, the version numbers (if you
70 know them) of the X libraries, the PNG library, the Z library,
71 and the Xaw library, and particularly whether it is standard
72 Xaw, or a variant such as Xaw3d, Xaw95, or Nextaw.
74 - If you're compiling from source code, the name
75 and version number of the compiler.
77 - If you're installing from a binary package, the name of
78 the package, the distribution it's for, and where you
81 - If Freeciv "dumps core", then we may ask you to use a debugger to
82 give us a "stack trace". You'll need the "core" file for this as
83 well as the binary which you used, so please backup both.
85 - If it is a bug in a translation, it should be reported to the
86 Primary Contact for the language. For their names and addresses,
89 http://www.freeciv.org/wiki/Localization
95 For more information, as always, see the Freeciv website:
97 http://www.freeciv.org/