On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 11:55 AM, Alexander Samoylovich
<samoylov...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello
>
> I am writing graphic demo programs using Athens on Mac Sierra.
> Time by time Pharo VM crashes. Programs not using Athens work reliably.
> I believe the behavior is reproducible.
> How should I report a bug?
>
> Alex
The *ideal* thing to troubleshoot VM crashes is a test case that is
reproducible without human intervention.
You save the image so that your test case executes immediately upon
image startup.
For example, by evaluating these two lines together...
Smalltalk snapshot: true andQuit: true.
1 inform: 'MY TEST CASE RUN AT IMAGE STARTUP'.
This doesn't need to be done in a fresh image, but thats slightly better.
If you can't make your test case that tight, more general steps to reproduce
are also welcome. Just keep in mind the easier it is to reproduce, the
easier it is for others to work on it, and for us to reduce bug bankruptcy [1].
For tracking, log an issue at https://pharo.fogbugz.com/
Please report any difficulty you have signing up and doing this.
Mileage may very, but also try updating to latest VM...
http://files.pharo.org/vm/pharo-spur32/mac/
Report Image and VM versions from World > System > System Reporter.
cheers -ben
[1] https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2012/07/09/software-inventory/
