4 This document describes how to start hacking on the swodec project.
5 Make sure you read through the README file before continuing.
11 This project uses the Linux kernel coding style where appropiate, see
12 <https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html> for details.
14 Amendments to the Linux kernel coding style:
16 - Do not use goto statements.
17 - Always declare variables at the beginng of a function.
18 - Do not assign values to variables at declaration time.
24 The following ways can be used to submit a contribution to the swodec project:
26 - Send patches generated with `git format-patch`.
27 - Push your changes to a public Git repository and send the URL where to pull
30 In any case, send directly to <dev@zapb.de>.
31 Before submitting, please consider the following:
33 - Every single patch must be compilable.
34 - Develop your contribution against the current Git master branch.
35 - Check your contribution for memory leaks and similar errors by using
42 Send bug reports directly to <dev@zapb.de>.
43 Please try to include all of the following information in your report:
45 - Instructions to reproduce the bug (e.g., command-line invocations)
46 - Trace data which causes the problem
47 - Debug output of swodec and libswo
48 - Information about your environment:
49 - Version of swodec and libswo
50 - Operating system (e.g., Debian GNU/Linux 8.4)
51 - Backtraces if swodec is crashing.
53 If the bug report is for a regression, additionally include the information
54 above about the working version where appropiate.
56 Please develop and attach a patch that solves the reported bug, if possible.
57 See the guidelines for contributions above.