homebrew-core/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
Mike McQuaid f038f9d405 ISSUE_TEMPLATE: tweak instructions.
- Note that Homebrew Cask issues should be filed elsewhere.
- Make `brew`/homebrew-core issue differential in simpler language
- Tell people to fix all `brew doctor` issues
- Refer to the issue checklist and make it even more clear and prominent
  that we may close it out immediately if they don't use it.

Fixes https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/issues/2608
2017-05-10 11:38:01 -05:00

1.3 KiB

Please always follow these steps:

  • Confirmed this is a problem with brew installing one, specific formula and not every time you run brew? If it's a general brew problem please file this issue at https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/issues/new. If it's a brew cask problem please file this issue at https://github.com/Homebrew/caskroom/homebrew-cask/new
  • Ran brew update and retried your prior step?
  • Ran brew doctor, fixed all issues and retried your prior step?
  • Ran brew gist-logs <formula> (where <formula> is the name of the formula that failed) and included the output link?
  • If brew gist-logs didn't work: ran brew config and brew doctor and included their output with your issue?

Please note we may immediately close your issue without comment if you delete or do not fill out the issue checklist and provide ALL the requested information.

To help us debug your issue please explain:

  • What you were trying to do (and why)
  • What happened (include command output)
  • What you expected to happen
  • Step-by-step reproduction instructions (by running brew install commands)

New Formulae

To get a new formula into Homebrew please file a Pull Request.