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@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ Equivalent rules apply. ## Behavior +### ... on your branches + Most branches are to be eventually be merged back into the mainline branch. To faciliate (and also to help other contributors) we'd like you to write a short summary log in a top-level (or wherever else appropriate) `ChangeLog.WHATEVER` @@ -85,3 +87,14 @@ file](http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Change-Logs.html). E.g., don't waste time writing *ChangeLog* entries for debugging stuff that will be removed again before merging back into mainline. But please do write something. Short notes. + +### ... in general + +Try to not introduce spurious, unneeded changes, e.g., whitespace changes. + +Adhere to the already-used coding conventions. These are usually the [GNU +Coding Standards](http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/) for stuff +written by ourselves, including new files, of course. + +GNU Mach code is largely based on external code. Don't GNU-ify it, as this +would make merging external patches unnecessarily difficult. |