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CONTRIBUTING.md Guide Lacking "make" Instruction

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Description

As a non-developer wanting to add FTS-5 support to my own build, I followed the instructions in https://github.com/sql-js/sql.js/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md and noted that:

  • step 6 of the Containerized Development Environment (Recommended) section ("Run $ npm test to ensure all tests pass") fails;
  • there is no explicit mention of running make to actually build the distribution assets.

Is there any particular reason why there is no explicit instruction to run make? This would be useful for folk who aren't developers but who may want to make use of a sql.js build with some custom sqlite extensions if there are exact and complete instructions available to do so. (The containerised build really helps in that respect.)

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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.

Research direction

Start with CONTRIBUTING.md, especially step 6 of the Containerized Development Environment section, and run the documented npm test command to reproduce the reported failure. Check how the containerized build produces distribution assets and document the necessary make step and complete instructions for custom SQLite-extension builds; done means the guide is accurate and users can follow it successfully.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, sqlite
Domain
build-system, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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