Reporting Bugs

A bug report should contain the following:

1. The steps someone needs to take to reproduce the bug.
2. What you expected to happen.
3. What actually happened.

Here is an example bug report:

1. Steps to reproduce:

   • Use kroger brand cake mix.
   • Mix 2 cups of water with into the cake mix to produce a batter.
   • Turn on the NCAR oven in the Mesa Lab.
   • Bake the batter in a pyrex dish for 20 minutes at 350F.

2. What I expected to happen:

   A cake

3. What actually happened:

   Cake batter not cooked at all.

Try to have a reproducer for the bug that is as small as possible. The smallest number of observations, the fewest time steps, the lowest resolution model.