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@@ -131,6 +131,32 @@ should provide a reasonably balanced starting point for benchmarking. (Note that baddata[1-3].snappy are not intended as benchmarks; they are used to verify correctness in the presence of corrupted data in the unit test.) +Contributing to the Snappy Project +================================== + +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). + +We are unlikely to accept contributions to the build configuration files, such +as `CMakeLists.txt`. We are focused on maintaining a build configuration that +allows us to test that the project works in a few supported configurations +inside Google. We are not currently interested in supporting other requirements, +such as different operating systems, compilers, or build systems. Contact ======= |