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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index c7b8451..d0ce551 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -3,6 +3,26 @@ We'd love to accept your patches and contributions to this project. There are just a few small guidelines you need to follow. +## Project Goals + +In addition to the aims listed at the top of the [README](README.md) Snappy +explicitly supports the following: + +1. C++11 +2. Clang (gcc and MSVC are best-effort). +3. Low level optimizations (e.g. assembly or equivalent intrinsics) for: + 1. [x86](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86) + 2. [x86-64](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64) + 3. ARMv7 (32-bit) + 4. ARMv8 (AArch64) +4. Supports only the Snappy compression scheme as described in + [format_description.txt](format_description.txt). +5. CMake for building + +Changes adding features or dependencies outside of the core area of focus listed +above might not be accepted. If in doubt post a message to the +[Snappy discussion mailing list](https://groups.google.com/g/snappy-compression). + ## Contributor License Agreement Contributions to this project must be accompanied by a Contributor License |