From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eric Abrahamsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Emacs development Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 20:45:30 +0800 Message-ID: <87385z77rp.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> References: <874mqfdipf.fsf@gmail.com> <87385zo9vr.fsf@topper.koldfront.dk> <87oaon7bbx.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> <83k2zbcwur.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1424522778 26978 80.91.229.3 (21 Feb 2015 12:46:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 12:46:18 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Feb 21 13:46:10 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YP9Rh-0003bI-Eq for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:46:09 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:35847 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YP9Rg-0005Tf-QR for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 21 Feb 2015 07:46:08 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:50450) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YP9RT-0005Ph-Io for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Feb 2015 07:45:56 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YP9RQ-0004jz-Bm for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Feb 2015 07:45:55 -0500 Original-Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:60081) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YP9RQ-0004ju-4s for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Feb 2015 07:45:52 -0500 Original-Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YP9RN-0003UI-FO for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:45:49 +0100 Original-Received: from 114.248.6.164 ([114.248.6.164]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:45:49 +0100 Original-Received: from eric by 114.248.6.164 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:45:49 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 26 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 114.248.6.164 User-Agent: Gnus/5.130012 (Ma Gnus v0.12) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:tmcM+9TI5NmEW3Gwgz3XCY+5cQ4= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 80.91.229.3 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:183354 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: >> From: Eric Abrahamsen >> Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 19:28:34 +0800 >> >> > Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote a quick guide, "Welcome, New Emacs Developers", >> > after the Emacs code repository was converted to git, which might also >> > be of interest: >> > >> > * http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2014/11/13/welcome-new-emacs-developers/ >> >> That's a good start, and you've got to draw a line someplace, but I >> think a nice addition to the above would be: "what Emacs versions are >> new contributions supposed to be compatible with," and "how to >> compile/test your contributions." >> >> I've embarrassed myself a few times recently, writing things that Worked >> For Me, and not realizing that that wasn't enough. > > Please look at 'CONTRIBUTE' in the repository, which is intended to be > the official "Welcome, New Emacs Developers" write-up. If what you > think should be there isn't, please don't hesitate to propose patches. > > Thanks. Done!