diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'documentation/hacking.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/hacking.txt | 64 |
1 files changed, 64 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/hacking.txt b/documentation/hacking.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a927fe5 --- /dev/null +++ b/documentation/hacking.txt @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +Hacking +======= + + +*DISCLAIMER*: We realize the code doesn't necessarily follow all the rules. +This is an attempt to establish a standard coding style for future development. + + +Coding style guidelines +----------------------- + +Column width: 79 columns or less, within reason. + +Indentation: tabs (standard eight column width) + +Please don't add any mode lines. Adjust your editor to display tabs to your +preferred width. Generally code should work with the standard eight column +tabs. + +No short open tags ('<?'). Do not end files with a close tag ('?>'). Try +embedding as little XHTML in the PHP as possible. Consider creating templates +for XHTML. + +All markup should conform to XHTML 1.0 Strict requirements. You can use +<http://validator.w3.org> to check the markup. + +Prevent PHP Notices by using isset() or empty() in conditionals that reference +$_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST variables. + +MySQL queries should generally go into functions. + + +Submitting patches +------------------ + +!!! PLEASE TEST YOUR PATCHES BEFORE SUBMITTING !!! + +Submit uncompressed git-formatted patches to mailto:aur-dev@archlinux.org. + +You will need to register on the mailing list before submitting: +<https://mailman.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/aur-dev> + +Base your patches on the master branch as forward development is done there. +When writing patches please keep unnecessary changes to a minimum. + +Try to keep your commits small and focused. Smaller patches are much easier to +review and have a better chance of being pushed more quickly into the main +repo. Smaller commits also makes reviewing the commit history and tracking down +specific changes much easier. + +Try to make your commit messages brief but descriptive. + + +Glossary +-------- + +git-formatted patch:: + A patch that is produced via `git format-patch` and is sent via `git + send-email` or as an in-line attachment of an email. + + +///// +vim:set ts=4 sw=4 syntax=asciidoc noet spell spelllang=en_us: +///// |