---
name: Bug report
about: libcoap crashes, produces incorrect output, or has incorrect behavior
title: ''
labels: ''
assignees: ''
---
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## Environment
- libcoap version (run ``git describe --tags`` to find it):
// v4.3.0-rc3-41-g25fe796
- Build System: [Make|CMake]
- Operating System: [Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD|Cygwin|Solaris|RIOT|Other (which?)]
- Operating System Version: [ ]
- Hosted Environment: [None|Contiki|LwIP|ESP-IDF|Other (which?)]
## Problem Description
// Detailed problem description goes here.
### Expected Behavior
// Describe what you are expecting.
### Actual Behavior
// Describe what you are seeing.
### Steps to reproduce
1. step1
2. ...
### Code to reproduce this issue
```cpp
// the code should be wrapped in the ```cpp tag so that it will be displayed
better.
#include "coap3/coap.h"
void main()
{
}
```
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## Debug Logs
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## Other items if possible
- [ ] Does what you are trying to do work under any configuration. Detail what
works.
- [ ] Network configuration that is not straightforward. Detail any networking
that may have NAT or firewalls that might affect what is going on.