From 71c5d80a9118a40d17112c771450ba911ecb015d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wenzel Jakob Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2016 21:42:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] added a CONTRIBUTING.md file for the GitHub issue tracker Loosely based on the template from the 'drush' project --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTING.md diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d700c4ae7 --- /dev/null +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +Thank you for your interest in this project! Please refer to the following +sections on how to contribute code and bug reports. + +### Reporting bugs + +At the moment, this project is run in the spare time of a single person +([Wenzel Jakob](http://rgl.epfl.ch/people/wjakob)) with very limited resources +for issue tracker tickets. Thus, before submitting a question or bug report, +please take a moment of your time and ensure that your issue isn't already +discussed in the project documentation provided at +[http://pybind11.readthedocs.org/en/latest](http://pybind11.readthedocs.org/en/latest). + +Assuming that you have identified a previously unknown problem or an important +question, it's essential that you submit a self-contained and minimal piece of +code that reproduces the problem. In other words: no external dependencies, +isolate the function(s) that cause breakage, submit matched and complete C++ +and Python snippets that can be easily compiled and run on my end. + +## Pull requests +Contributions are submitted, reviewed, and accepted using Github pull requests. +Please refer to [this +article](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests) for details and +adhere to the following rules to make the process as smooth as possible: + +* Make a new branch for every feature you're working on. +* Make small and clean pull requests that are easy to review but make sure they + do add value by themselves. +* Add tests for any new functionality and run the test suite (``make test``) to + ensure that no existing features break. +* This project has a strong focus on providing general solutions using a + minimal amount of code, thus small pull requests are greatly preferred. + +### License + +pybind11 is provided under a BSD-style license that can be found in the +``LICENSE`` file. By using, distributing, or contributing to this project, you +agree to the terms and conditions of this license.