# HG changeset patch # User William Astle # Date 1709572238 25200 # Node ID a0c9433dc0d4bfa491549fe40784bf6074bd498a # Parent 0ae10ecfba1e1d145e82f6abd156f2be0a92017b Updated submission guidelines including notes about evangelism. TLDR: Don't. diff -r 0ae10ecfba1e -r a0c9433dc0d4 00README.txt --- a/00README.txt Fri Feb 02 14:39:27 2024 -0700 +++ b/00README.txt Mon Mar 04 10:10:38 2024 -0700 @@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ If you wish to contribute patches or code to lwtools, please keep the following in mind. +Evangelism +---------- + +Any communication that includes evangelism for alternate revision control +systems, coding styles, development methodologies, or similar will be +deleted with all other contents ignored. So just don't do it and save +yourself and the project maintainers time. + Style ----- @@ -39,12 +47,13 @@ C code should be formatted as follows: -* All indentation uses a single TAB character for each step. That is a HARD - tab, not a series of spaces. TABs are assumed to be 4 characters though - that will largely impact only lining up comments and tabular code. If the - actual formatting of the code is critical, spaces may be used for that - formatting but the actual initial indentation of the lines MUST use TAB - characters. +* In general, match the formatting of the surrounding code, whether that + uses spaces or tabs. Otherwise, all indentation uses a single TAB + character for each step. That is a HARD tab, not a series of spaces. TABs + are assumed to be 4 characters though that will largely impact only lining + up comments and tabular code. If the actual formatting of the code is + critical, spaces may be used for that formatting but the actual initial + indentation of the lines MUST use TAB characters. * The opening brace for a block appears on the line below the control structure that introduces it. It appears lined up with the preceding line and nothing else appears on the same line. @@ -69,6 +78,9 @@ Submitting ---------- +Any attempts to evangelize git or any other alternative revision control +system will be deleted with *all* other contents ignored. + When submitting code to lwtools, it should be submitted as a patch file (hg diff or diff -u). DO NOT submit entire source files. Remember, others may be working on changes, too, and your complete source files are difficult to