From ea3f363aa0900fe97aeb22b160314272eb4a8067 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matt Corallo Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:45:50 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Make ISSUE_TEMPLATE a bit shorter, mention hardware tests --- .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md | 32 +++++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md index 28c181499..811a246df 100644 --- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md +++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md @@ -1,37 +1,23 @@ -This issue tracker is only for technical issues related to bitcoin-core. +This issue tracker is only for technical issues related to Bitcoin Core. -General bitcoin questions and/or support requests and are best directed to the [Bitcoin StackExchange](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com). +General bitcoin questions and/or support requests are best directed to the [Bitcoin StackExchange](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com). For reporting security issues, please read instructions at [https://bitcoincore.org/en/contact/](https://bitcoincore.org/en/contact/). +If the node is "stuck" during sync or giving "block checksum mismatch" errors, please ensure your hardware is stable by running memtest and observe CPU temperature with a load-test tool such as linpack before creating an issue! + ### Describe the issue +#### What behavior did you expect? -### Can you reliably reproduce the issue? -#### If so, please list the steps to reproduce below: -1. -2. -3. +#### What was the actual behavior (provide screenshots if the issue is GUI-related)? -### Expected behaviour -Tell us what should happen +#### How reliably can you reproduce the issue, what are the steps to do so? -### Actual behaviour -Tell us what happens instead +### What version of Bitcoin Core are you using, where did you get it (website, self-compiled, etc)? -### Screenshots. -If the issue is related to the GUI, screenshots can be added to this issue via drag & drop. - -### What version of bitcoin-core are you using? -List the version number/commit ID, and if it is an official binary, self compiled or a distribution package such as PPA. - -### Machine specs: -- OS: -- CPU: -- RAM: -- Disk size: -- Disk Type (HD/SDD): +### What type of machine are you observing the error on (OS/CPU and disk type)? ### Any extra information that might be useful in the debugging process. This is normally the contents of a `debug.log` or `config.log` file. Raw text or a link to a pastebin type site are preferred.