From 2a79ed0b4999bf9e805e0e38cd1faf5f85068368 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Rothstein Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:25:58 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] [docs] remind bug reporters to update nightly --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index fc8ca5d07b212..d6840b20c89ac 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ is a bug or not, feel free to file a bug anyway. **If you believe reporting your bug publicly represents a security risk to Rust users, please follow our [instructions for reporting security vulnerabilities](https://www.rust-lang.org/policies/security)**. +If you're using the nightly channel, please check if the bug exists in the +latest toolchain before filing your bug. It might be fixed already. + If you have the chance, before reporting a bug, please [search existing issues](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/search?q=&type=Issues&utf8=%E2%9C%93), as it's possible that someone else has already reported your error. This doesn't