How to Report Bugs

Before sending a bug-report, you should check whether you can find the answer in the FAQ, and you should also check the archives of the cgal-discuss mailing-list.

If you are using an old version of CGAL, your problem may have already been solved in a more recent release. Please try your program with the latest release.

Bug reports should be made by sending a mail to the cgal-discuss mailing list. In your report, please do include as much of the following information as possible:

• which operating system, compiler, and hardware you are using;
• information about how CGAL was installed on your system (i.e., which options were used, how the library was built, etc.);
• any third-party software (such as GMP) that is involved;
• a description of the problem or bug and a way to reproduce it (such as a small sample program or a sequence of commands);
• do not forget to mention which kernel you are using, and check for potential robustness issues you may have;
• in case of run-time crash, please include a stack trace provided by the debugger;
• in case of problems with the installation, make sure to include the install.log file.

The more information you provide, the easier it will be for us to help you quickly solve the problem.