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authorDr. David von Oheimb <David.von.Oheimb@siemens.com>2020-06-10 17:49:25 +0200
committerDr. David von Oheimb <David.von.Oheimb@siemens.com>2020-07-05 11:29:43 +0200
commit1dc1ea182be183d8a393fdce4494360aee059cd2 (patch)
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parent036cbb6bbf30955abdcffaf6e52cd926d8d8ee75 (diff)
Fix many MarkDown issues in {NOTES*,README*,HACKING,LICENSE}.md files
Reviewed-by: Tim Hudson <tjh@openssl.org> (Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/12109)
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@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ guidelines:
(usually by rebasing) before it will be acceptable.
4. Patches should follow our [coding style][] and compile without warnings.
- Where gcc or clang is available you should use the
- --strict-warnings Configure option. OpenSSL compiles on many varied
+ Where `gcc` or `clang` is available you should use the
+ `--strict-warnings` `Configure` option. OpenSSL compiles on many varied
platforms: try to ensure you only use portable features. Clean builds
via Travis and AppVeyor are required, and they are started automatically
whenever a PR is created or updated.
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ guidelines:
5. When at all possible, patches should include tests. These can
either be added to an existing test, or completely new. Please see
- test/README.md for information on the test framework.
+ [test/README.md](test/README.md) for information on the test framework.
6. New features or changed functionality must include
documentation. Please look at the "pod" files in doc/man[1357] for
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ guidelines:
explain the grander details.
Have a look through existing entries for inspiration.
Please note that this is NOT simply a copy of git-log one-liners.
- Also note that security fixes get an entry in CHANGES.md.
+ Also note that security fixes get an entry in [CHANGES.md](CHANGES.md).
This file helps users get more in depth information of what comes
with a specific release without having to sift through the higher
noise ratio in git-log.
@@ -89,3 +89,6 @@ guidelines:
OpenSSL 1.1.0).
This file helps users get a very quick summary of what comes with a
specific release, to see if an upgrade is worth the effort.
+
+ 9. Guidelines how to integrate error output of new crypto library modules
+ can be found in [crypto/err/README.md](crypto/err/README.md). \ No newline at end of file