Using GNATS

GNATS is a freely redistributable set of tools for tracking bug reports. It allows users to categorize their problem report and submit them to the GNATS. The bug tracker will assign appropriate maintainers to analyze and solve the problem. We are currently supporting a web based interface at http://www.cactuscode.org which lets you interactively file a bug report. Here, we briefly describe the main categories when creating a Cactus problem report.

Reporters email

Your email address so we can get in contact with you.

Category

there is currently a category for each of the Cactus thorns and arrangements, also a category for the old Cactus3.x and some general subjects like Web,etc. Select whatever category fits best.

Synopsis

A brief and informative subject line.

Confidential

Unused, all PRs are public.

Severity

Pick one three levels.

Class

In the selected category, specify what kind of problem you are dealing with.

submitter ID

Unused

Originator

Your name. Anonymous is OK, but you real name would be best.

Release

The Cactus release you are using. You can find this out, for example, from an executable by typing cactus_<config> -v.

Environment

Very important: specify the environment, e.g. uname -a, MPI/non-MPI, etc.

Description

Describe your problem precisely, if you get a core dump, include the stack trace, give the minimal number of thorns, this problems occurs with.

How-To-Repeat

Tell us how to repeat the problem if it is software related.

Fix

If you can provide a fix, let us know.

We also provide the customized send-pr and send-pr.el programs at our web site. These commands are compiled to submit Cactus problem reports in your shell and from within Emacs, respectively.