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| author | zzak <zzak@b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e> | 2013-11-28 12:15:59 +0000 |
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| committer | zzak <zzak@b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e> | 2013-11-28 12:15:59 +0000 |
| commit | f1ea832fa0cb2cb8e6f39daea41cdb90517599d7 (patch) | |
| tree | 5e6238c26dc098a0a7a808ba4cf635e1e435db6b /doc | |
| parent | 2fbe9eacf759893d499cc628a3108000404d581c (diff) | |
* doc/contributing.rdoc: [DOC] Add notes about deciding what to patch
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diff --git a/doc/contributing.rdoc b/doc/contributing.rdoc index e11d76f904..8690a5c59b 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.rdoc +++ b/doc/contributing.rdoc @@ -272,6 +272,24 @@ Manual}[https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/projects/rurema] in Japanese. == Contributing A Patch +=== Deciding what to patch + +Before you submit a patch, there are a few things you should know: + +* Pay attention to the maintenance policy for stable and maintained versions of Ruby. +* Released versions in security mode will not merge feature changes. +* Search for previous discussions on ruby-core to verify the maintenance policy +* Patches must be distributed under Ruby's license. +* This license may change in the future, you must join the discussion if you don't agree to the change + +To improve the chance your patch will be accepted please follow these simple rules: + +* Bug fixes should be committed on trunk first +* Format of the patch file must be a unified diff (ie: diff -pu, svn diff, or git diff) +* Don't introduce cosmetic changes +* Follow the original coding style of the code +* Don't mix different changes in one commit + First thing you should do is check out the code if you haven't already: git clone git://github.com/ruby/ruby.git ruby-trunk |