diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..adb1ac8 --- /dev/null +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# Contributing + +The easiest way to contribute to the Sabre project is by writing code in the language. The more the language is battle-tested, the more bugs can be found and therefore the language becomes more stable. + +## Getting in touch + +If you have a question, found a potential bug or want to engage with the community, you can join the [matrix room](https://matrix.to/#/#sabre:matrix.slashdev.space?via=matrix.slashdev.space) of this project. If you prefer to stay away from matrix, you can also send a mail (or a patch) to the [public mailing list](https://lists.sr.ht/~garritfra/sabre). + +## Fixing things and adding features + +If you want to contribute to the compiler itself, the easiest way to get started is to look at the [open issues](https://github.com/garritfra/sabre/issues) of the project. Usually, this is where important todo items are jotted down and bugs are reported. + +You could also run the tests (`cargo test`) and see if any tests are ignored. Usually, if a bug is found in the wild, a failing but ignored test is written, so that it can be further investigated later. + +## Writing documentation + +As with all software, Sabre needs good documentation. Since Sabre is still in early development, things change constantly. This means that docs will be out of date in a lot of cases, or not written at all. Any help with the documentation is greatly appreciated! + +## Submitting your code + +If you want to contribute code, please open a pull request on [GitHub](https://github.com/garritfra/sabre). There is also a [SourceHut mirror](https://sr.ht/~garritfra/sabre/), if you're trying to avoid GitHub. Feel free to send a patch to the [public mailing list](https://lists.sr.ht/~garritfra/sabre). Check out [this guide](https://slashdev.space/posts/patch-based-git-workflow) to learn about the patch based workflow. + +Before submitting the code, please make sure that it is **sufficiently documented and tested**. diff --git a/docs/SUMMARY.md b/docs/SUMMARY.md index b718d39..f80cf18 100644 --- a/docs/SUMMARY.md +++ b/docs/SUMMARY.md @@ -12,6 +12,5 @@ - [Structured Data](./concepts/structured-data.md) - [Modules and Imports](./modules/SUMMARY.md) - [Developer Resources](./developers/SUMMARY.md) - - [Contributing to Sabre](./developers/contributing.md) - [Compiler Backends](./developers/backends.md) - [Release Workflow](./developers/releasing.md)