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| author | Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> | 2024-05-08 19:39:54 +0200 |
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| committer | Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org> | 2024-05-08 19:39:54 +0200 |
| commit | 3ac83c7141dd60ae45c0346b7c0f4539587391aa (patch) | |
| tree | 8eb5dee765be0ca1d809fc19d1c2fe391d1799f7 | |
| parent | 1e34b95e4402fd8964ea4bcee0d2b6ffa6677aab (diff) | |
The CODEOWNERS File is not useful
Github is complaining about "This file has errors" and is just noisy
and for that reason does not ping maintainers if a new issue/PR is
created.
Let's just rename it to MAINTAINERS file instead and update the
documentation.
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
| -rw-r--r-- | .github/MAINTAINERS (renamed from .github/CODEOWNERS) | 0 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | CONTRIBUTING.md | 21 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Filelist | 2 |
3 files changed, 20 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/MAINTAINERS index ac41ed5678..ac41ed5678 100644 --- a/.github/CODEOWNERS +++ b/.github/MAINTAINERS diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 0720cb1699..99bfcfa2c8 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -46,17 +46,30 @@ Or open [the todo file][todo list] on GitHub to see the latest version. # Syntax, indent and other runtime files The latest version of these files can be obtained from the repository. -They are usually not updated with numbered patches. +They are usually not updated with numbered patches. However, they may +or may not work with older Vim releases (since they may contain new features). If you find a problem with one of these files or have a suggestion for improvement, please first try to contact the maintainer directly. -Look in the header of the file for the name and email address. +Look in the header of the file for the name, email address, github handle and/or +upstream repository. You may also check the [MAINTAINERS][11] file. The maintainer will take care of issues and send updates to the Vim project for distribution with Vim. If the maintainer does not respond, contact the [vim-dev][0] mailing list. +## Contributing new runtime files + +If you want to contribute new runtime files for Vim or Neovim, please create a +PR with your changes against this repository here. For new filetypes, do not forget: +* to add a new [filetype test][12] (keep it similar to the other filetype tests). +* all configuration switches should be documented + (check [filetype.txt][13] and/or [syntax.txt][14] for filetype and syntax plugins) +* add yourself as Maintainer to the top of file (again, keep the header similar to + other runtime files) +* add yourself to the [MAINTAINERS][11] file. + # Translations Translating messages and runtime files is very much appreciated! These things @@ -96,3 +109,7 @@ mailing list. For other questions please use the [Vi Stack Exchange][8] website, [8]: https://vi.stackexchange.com [9]: http://www.vim.org/maillist.php#vim-use [10]: https://github.com/vim/vim/discussions +[11]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/.github/MAINTAINERS +[12]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim +[13]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/doc/filetype.txt +[14]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/runtime/doc/syntax.txt @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SRC_ALL = \ .cirrus.yml \ .gitattributes \ - .github/CODEOWNERS \ + .github/MAINTAINERS \ .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml \ .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md \ .github/workflows/ci.yml \ |