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- BUGS
- ====
-
- Freeciv 1.9.0 is a "stable" release and is considered bug-free enough
- for everyday use. However if you do find a bug, we would really like to
- know, so that we can fix it. This file lists known bugs in this release,
- and gives information about reporting new bugs.
-
- KNOWN BUGS:
- ===========
-
- - The Gtk+ client sometimes has a problem where the focus gets stuck
- on the chatline, and the arrow keys no longer work to move units in
- the main window. A way to get back to the main window is to use
- the <Tab> key to advance to focus to some other widget. Then the
- arrow keys will work again. (Notably, clicking on the main window
- does *not* give it the focus, unfortunately.)
-
- - The easy AI is not easy enough for novice players. If the AI is
- beating you up early in the game, try setting the "generator" server
- option to 2 or 3. That is, in the server, before starting a game,
- type: set generator 2
- or: set generator 3
-
- - The hard AI is not hard enough for very experienced players, and
- still does some stupid things. Eg, it prefers leaving cities in
- revolt rather than letting them starve/shrink.
-
- - If you scroll to the bottom of the map, sometimes the bottom row
- of squares is not fully visible. As a work-around, try adjusting
- the size of the client window.
-
- - Sometimes there may be too many advances in the "goal" menu of
- the science report, such that the menu goes off the bottom of the
- screen and you cannot select some items.
-
- - Spies and diplomat special actions cannot be used when using "goto".
- (You will get a message "can't attack".) You must move the spy or
- diplomat (at least the last move, into the enemy) using the arrow
- keys instead of the "goto" command.
-
- - The server truncates the display of very long hostnames.
-
- - Units on goto can attack enemy units and cities unintentionally.
-
- - When a unit is moved to the edge of the map display, the map should
- shift sooner, before the unit actually gets to the edge.
-
- - The Great Wall wonder, which acts as a city wall in every city,
- disallows cities to build "proper" city walls that won't disappear
- when wonder becomes obsolete.
-
- REPORTING A BUG:
- ================
-
- Here's what to do:
-
- - Check that it is not one of the known bugs listed above! :-)
-
- - Check the Freeciv website, to ensure you're playing the latest
- version. (We may have already fixed the problem.)
-
- In particular, you might like to try a development snapshot,
- from our CVS repository. You can FTP them from:
- <http://www.freeciv.org/latest.html>
-
- - Check the Freeciv FAQ on the Freeciv website to see if we've
- published a way to work around your bug.
-
- - Check the Freeciv Bug Tracking System at:
- <http://www.freeciv.org/cgi-bin/bugs>
- to see if the bug has already been reported.
-
- - Submit a bug report!
-
- You can submit a bug report either by sending email to
- <bugs@cvs.freeciv.org>, or via the web at
- <http://www.freeciv.org/cgi-bin/bugs>.
-
- Or, if you want to send the Freeciv developers some comments
- but don't want to lodge a bug report, you can sent email to
- <freeciv-dev@freeciv.org>, the Freeciv developer's mailing list.
-
- What to include in your bug report:
-
- - Describe the problem, including any messages that were displayed.
-
- - Tell us the name and version of:
-
- - The Operating System you're using. You may find the
- "uname -a" command useful.
-
- - The version number of Freeciv.
-
- - If you are using the Gtk+ client, the versions numbers
- (if you know them) of your Gtk+, glib, and imlib libraries.
-
- - If you are using the Xaw client, the version numbers (if you
- know them) of the X libraries, the Xpm library, and the Xaw
- library, and particularly whether it is standard Xaw, or a
- variant such as Xaw3d, Xaw95, or Nextaw.
-
- - If you're compiling from source code, the name
- and version number of the compiler.
-
- - If you're installing from a binary package, the name of
- the package, the distribution it's for, and where you
- got it from.
-
- - If Freeciv "dumps core", then we may ask you to use a debugger to
- give us a "stack trace". You'll need the "core" file for this, so
- please hold onto it for a while.
-
-
- For more information, as always, see the Freeciv website:
-
- <http://www.freeciv.org>
-