On Fri, 13 May 2011, Ilija Kocho wrote: > On 12.05.2011 10:39, Christophe Coutand wrote: > > Hi Richard, > > > > This is what I know about the contribution process: > > > > #1 To submit contributions, you need your copyright assignment from the > > FSF in place: http://ecos.sourceware.org/assign.html > > > > #2 Patches should be submitted using Bugzilla > > (http://bugs.ecos.sourceware.org/), setting the Component field to > > Patches and contributions. Even if it is obsolete, I still put the eCos > > patch mailing list in CC of the Bugzilla case. > > > > #3 Check this post for eCos coding style: > > http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-devel/2011-03/msg00016.html
We are in no case do not insist on using ``indent'' ! Instead, I would refer to this original source http://ecos.sourceware.org/docs-latest/ref/hal-porting-coding-conventions.html Also I have would quoted (added) >>> Do not leave trailing whitespace at the ends of lines. Some >>> editors with "smart" indentation will insert whitespace at the >>> beginning of new lines as appropriate, so you can start typing the >>> next line of code right away. However, some such editors do not >>> remove the whitespace if you end up not putting a line of code >>> there, such as if you leave a blank line. As a result, you end up >>> with lines containing trailing whitespace. NOTE: But, the eCos copyright headers in the sources are an exception. > > #4 As commented by Ilija, it is better to submit diff in plain text > > format (http://bugs.ecos.sourceware.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1001219) > > > > #5 Changes in ecos.db are not sent as diff. Submit an ecos.db than > > contains only your added entries. > > This seems like good idea as ecos.db diff for some reason often contains > some unwanted stuff in addition to your entries. > > Also I find it useful to group /hal/ and /devs/ (if any) packages in > separate diffs so they could be reviewed and committed independently. > > > #6 Note that there is a work in progress to add ARM9 support to eCos: > > http://bugs.ecos.sourceware.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1000819 > > > > Christophe > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ecos-devel-ow...@ecos.sourceware.org > > [mailto:ecos-devel-ow...@ecos.sourceware.org] On Behalf Of Richard Rauch > > Sent: 12. mai 2011 08:25 > > To: ecos-de...@sourceware.org > > Subject: Port Contribution > > > > Hi all, > > > > We have finished now our announced port to Atmel ARM9 microcontroller > > AT91SAM9. > > Next we want to contribute this port. > > > > We have a lot of questions how to do this: > > > > How we have to prepare the software? > > Where we have to upload? > > Is there any paper work to do? > > > > We will need some assistance for this process. It is the first time, > > that we > > contributing to the ecos community! > > > > Thanks > > > > Richard > > > > > > Richard Rauch > > email: rra...@itrgmbh.de > > _______________________________________________ > > > > ITR GmbH > > Informationstechnologie Rauch > > Schnepfenreuther Hauptstrasse 27b > > D-90425 Nuernberg > > _______________________________________________ > > > > >
