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+Report a Bug
+============
+
+The Mesa bug database is hosted on
+`freedesktop.org <https://freedesktop.org>`__. The old bug database on
+SourceForge is no longer used.
+
+To file a Mesa bug, go to `GitLab on
+freedesktop.org <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues>`__
+
+Please follow these bug reporting guidelines:
+
+- Check if a new version of Mesa is available which might have fixed
+ the problem.
+- Check if your bug is already reported in the database.
+- Monitor your bug report for requests for additional information, etc.
+- Attach the output of running glxinfo or wglinfo. This will tell us
+ the Mesa version, which device driver you're using, etc.
+- 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.
+- Describe in detail how to reproduce the bug, especially with games
+ and applications that the Mesa developers might not be familiar with.
+- Provide an `apitrace <https://github.com/apitrace/apitrace>`__ or
+ simple GLUT-based test program if possible.
+
+The easier a bug is to reproduce, the sooner it will be fixed. Please do
+everything you can to facilitate quickly fixing bugs. If your bug report
+is vague or your test program doesn't compile easily, the problem may
+not be fixed very quickly.