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changeset 104341:f25cba6d7938
Checklist for adding new files to Emacs.
| author | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> |
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| date | Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:23:09 +0000 |
| parents | 3d3872e3a30f |
| children | 867af630a71e |
| files | admin/notes/newfile |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/admin/notes/newfile Tue Aug 18 16:23:09 2009 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +CHECKLIST FOR ADDING A NEW FILE TO EMACS -*- outline -*- + +** Make sure the author(s) have a copyright assignment/disclaimer. + +** Make sure the file matches the standard Emacs template (header +format, copyright and license notice, etc). + +** Make sure the filename does not cause the DOS port any problems (8+3). + +** Make the ChangeLog entry in the name of the author(s), not your own name. + +** If appropriate, add an entry to lisp/Makefile.in ELCFILES. + +** If appropriate, check that the file compiles OK and that Emacs +builds fine with it. Address any compilation warnings. + +** If a major contribution, consider adding an entry to the +Acknowledgments in doc/emacs/emacs.texi and ack.texi. + +** If appropriate, add a short NEWS entry. + +** If appropriate, update make-dist (not needed with "standard" file +names, eg *.el).