TASEmulators / TASEmulators/BizHawk

Bizhawk Bug Filers need approved set of "Upstream" emulators

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Description

When filing bugs in games, the first reply is inevitably "did you test in upstream". However people filing bugs that use BizHawk may have no idea what this means. Therefore, an approved set of links to upstream emulators are necessary to expedite the reproduction process.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the issue description and locate the existing bug-filing guidance in the repository; no specific file or test is mentioned. Identify the upstream emulators that should be linked and document an approved set for BizHawk bug filers. Done means the guidance clearly explains what “upstream” means and provides the relevant links.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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