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authorBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2016-09-28 15:38:41 -0400
committerCMake Topic Stage <kwrobot@kitware.com>2016-09-28 15:38:41 -0400
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Merge topic 'CONTRIBUTING-use-gitlab'
03bd9895 CONTRIBUTING: Document contribution through the Kitware GitLab Instance 2cbfb5c7 CONTRIBUTING: Reference clang-format helper script for code style
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+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -6,22 +6,26 @@ Community
CMake is maintained and supported by `Kitware`_ and developed in
collaboration with a productive community of contributors.
+Please subscribe and post to the `CMake Developers List`_ to raise
+discussion of development topics.
.. _`Kitware`: http://www.kitware.com/cmake
-
-The preferred entry point for new contributors is the mailing list.
-Please subscribe and post to the `CMake Developers List`_ to offer
-contributions. Regular and productive contributors may be invited
-to gain direct push access.
-
.. _`CMake Developers List`: https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers
Patches
=======
-Please base all new work on the ``master`` branch. Then use
-``git format-patch`` to produce patches suitable to post to
-the mailing list.
+CMake uses `Kitware's GitLab Instance`_ to manage development and code review.
+To contribute patches:
+
+#. Fork the upstream `CMake Repository`_ into a personal account.
+#. Base all new work on the upstream ``master`` branch.
+#. Create commits making incremental, distinct, logically complete changes.
+#. Push a topic branch to a personal repository fork on GitLab.
+#. Create a GitLab Merge Request targeting the upstream ``master`` branch.
+
+.. _`Kitware's GitLab Instance`: https://gitlab.kitware.com
+.. _`CMake Repository`: https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake
Code Style
==========
@@ -29,9 +33,11 @@ Code Style
We use `clang-format`_ to define our style for C++ code in the CMake source
tree. See the `.clang-format`_ configuration file for our style settings.
Use ``clang-format`` version 3.8 or higher to format source files.
+See also the `Utilities/Scripts/clang-format.bash`_ script.
.. _`clang-format`: http://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormat.html
.. _`.clang-format`: .clang-format
+.. _`Utilities/Scripts/clang-format.bash`: Utilities/Scripts/clang-format.bash
License
=======