TotalCross / TotalCross/totalcross

Contributors don't know the exact contribution guidelines

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#237 6 comments 1 reaction 1 assignee View on GitHub

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Since Dec 17, 2020.

bug high
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Java
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Description

Describe the bug

A clear and concise description of what a contributor should put as a commit message.
Although there's an error message that describes it, even if following its guidelines, it's not enough.

For example #232

To Reproduce

Create a new pull request and follow the vague error guidelines.

Expected behavior

A CONTRIBUTION.md file should be updated with the minimum requirements on how to contribute to TC. Now it's too complicated,

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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