From 855310bc1f226292646931add0a5e6e6604730ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Behdad Esfahbod Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 11:31:48 -0400 Subject: [HACKING] Write some more paragraphs --- HACKING | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'HACKING') diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING index 80d934987..679e676ab 100644 --- a/HACKING +++ b/HACKING @@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ We use a standard bugzilla bug tracking system available at: http://bugs.freedesktop.org/ -For straight bug reports, it's best to report them there such that they +See file named BUGS for detailed information on reporting bugs. In short, +for straight bug reports, it's best to report them there such that they are not lost or forgotten. For discussion of new features or complicated issues, use the mailing list. @@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ best bet to understanding it, or just ask on IRC. To bootstrap the build system run ./autogen.sh. After that the regular "./configure; make; make install" sequence can be used. +See file named INSTALL for more details. There is limited support for a win32 build system. See Makefile.win32 files in various directories. @@ -98,6 +100,19 @@ We generate ChangeLog files automatically from the git commit log. No manual ChangeLog writing is necessary. +Copyrights and Licensing +------------------------ + +The cairo library is dual-licensed under LGPL and MPL. See file named +COPYING for details. The test suites are more liberal. For example, +GPL code is allowed in the test suites, though it's always better to +keep things simple. + +When writing new code, update the file headers to add your (or your +employers) copyright line and contributor line. If adding new files +or splitting a file, copy the file header from other files. + + Source Code ----------- @@ -163,3 +178,9 @@ useful when writing code using cairo, or writing cairo, or useful in general. These tools can be found under the util/ directory. See util/README for more information. + +Releasing +--------- + +Now you are a cairo maintainer, so what? See file named RELEASING. + -- cgit v1.2.1