[openssl-commits] [openssl] OpenSSL_1_0_1-stable update

[Matt Caswell]

The branch OpenSSL_1_0_1-stable has been updated
       via  ac29a0fed67ea1aeba71bad91f48593b644db4fd (commit)
      from  6f35f6deb5ca7daebe289f86477e061ce3ee5f46 (commit)


- Log -----------------------------------------------------------------
commit ac29a0fed67ea1aeba71bad91f48593b644db4fd
Author: Matt Caswell <matt at openssl.org>
Date:   Fri Jun 3 17:12:08 2016 +0100

    Update CONTRIBUTING
    
    Fix typos and clarify a few things in the CONTRIBUTING file.
    
    Reviewed-by: Rich Salz <rsalz at openssl.org>

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Summary of changes:
 CONTRIBUTING | 25 ++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING b/CONTRIBUTING
index 1bfbc1b..07115e5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 HOW TO CONTRIBUTE TO PATCHES OpenSSL
 ------------------------------------
 
-(Please visit https://openssl.org/community/getting-started.html for
+(Please visit https://www.openssl.org/community/getting-started.html for
 other ideas about how to contribute.)
 
 Development is coordinated on the openssl-dev mailing list (see the
-above link or http://mta.openssl.org for information on subscribing).
+above link or https://mta.openssl.org for information on subscribing).
 If you are unsure as to whether a feature will be useful for the general
 OpenSSL community you might want to discuss it on the openssl-dev mailing
 list first.  Someone may be already working on the same thing or there
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ The best way to submit a patch is to make a pull request on GitHub.
 If you think the patch could use feedback from the community, please
 start a thread on openssl-dev.
 
-You can also submit patches by sending it as mail to rt at opensslorg.
+You can also submit patches by sending it as mail to rt at openssl.org.
 Please include the word "PATCH" and an explanation of what the patch
 does in the subject line.  If you do this, our preferred format is "git
 format-patch" output. For example to provide a patch file containing the
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ the acceptance and review process faster:
 
     1. Anything other than trivial contributions will require a contributor
     licensing agreement, giving us permission to use your code. See
-    https://openssl.org/policies/cla.html for details.
+    https://www.openssl.org/policies/cla.html for details.
 
     2.  All source files should start with the following text (with
     appropriate comment characters at the start of each line and the
@@ -56,13 +56,20 @@ the acceptance and review process faster:
         https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html
 
     3.  Patches should be as current as possible.  When using GitHub, please
-    expect to have to rebase and update often.
+    expect to have to rebase and update often. Note that we do not accept merge
+    commits. You will be asked to remove them before a patch is considered
+    acceptable.
 
-    3.  Patches should follow our coding style (see
+    4.  Patches should follow our coding style (see
     https://www.openssl.org/policies/codingstyle.html) and compile without
-    warnings using the --strict-warnings flag.  OpenSSL compiles on many
-    varied platforms: try to ensure you only use portable features.
+    warnings. Where gcc or clang is availble you should use the
+    --strict-warnings Configure option.  OpenSSL compiles on many varied
+    platforms: try to ensure you only use portable features.
 
-    4.  When at all possible, patches should include tests. These can either be
+    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
     for information on the test framework.
+
+    6.  New features or changed functionality must include documentation. Please
+    look at the "pod" files in doc/apps, doc/crypto and doc/ssl for examples of
+    our style.