Remove description of coding standards and patch submission process. Link to the relevant HTML documentation instead.
Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com --- README | 110 ++++----------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 104 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README b/README index 24e91b9a1f..f5db75d913 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -2862,108 +2862,10 @@ void no_more_time (int sig) }
-Coding Standards: ------------------ - -All contributions to U-Boot should conform to the Linux kernel -coding style; see the kernel coding style guide at -https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html, and the -script "scripts/Lindent" in your Linux kernel source directory. - -Source files originating from a different project (for example the -MTD subsystem) are generally exempt from these guidelines and are not -reformatted to ease subsequent migration to newer versions of those -sources. - -Please note that U-Boot is implemented in C (and to some small parts in -Assembler); no C++ is used, so please do not use C++ style comments (//) -in your code. - -Please also stick to the following formatting rules: -- remove any trailing white space -- use TAB characters for indentation and vertical alignment, not spaces -- make sure NOT to use DOS '\r\n' line feeds -- do not add more than 2 consecutive empty lines to source files -- do not add trailing empty lines to source files - -Submissions which do not conform to the standards may be returned -with a request to reformat the changes. - - -Submitting Patches: -------------------- - -Since the number of patches for U-Boot is growing, we need to -establish some rules. Submissions which do not conform to these rules -may be rejected, even when they contain important and valuable stuff. - -Please see https://www.denx.de/wiki/U-Boot/Patches for details. - -Patches shall be sent to the u-boot mailing list u-boot@lists.denx.de; -see https://lists.denx.de/listinfo/u-boot - -When you send a patch, please include the following information with -it: - -* For bug fixes: a description of the bug and how your patch fixes - this bug. Please try to include a way of demonstrating that the - patch actually fixes something. - -* For new features: a description of the feature and your - implementation. - -* For major contributions, add a MAINTAINERS file with your - information and associated file and directory references. - -* When you add support for a new board, don't forget to add a - maintainer e-mail address to the boards.cfg file, too. - -* If your patch adds new configuration options, don't forget to - document these in the README file. - -* The patch itself. If you are using git (which is *strongly* - recommended) you can easily generate the patch using the - "git format-patch". If you then use "git send-email" to send it to - the U-Boot mailing list, you will avoid most of the common problems - with some other mail clients. - - If you cannot use git, use "diff -purN OLD NEW". If your version of - diff does not support these options, then get the latest version of - GNU diff. - - The current directory when running this command shall be the parent - directory of the U-Boot source tree (i. e. please make sure that - your patch includes sufficient directory information for the - affected files). - - We prefer patches as plain text. MIME attachments are discouraged, - and compressed attachments must not be used. - -* If one logical set of modifications affects or creates several - files, all these changes shall be submitted in a SINGLE patch file. - -* Changesets that contain different, unrelated modifications shall be - submitted as SEPARATE patches, one patch per changeset. - - -Notes: - -* Before sending the patch, run the buildman script on your patched - source tree and make sure that no errors or warnings are reported - for any of the boards. - -* Keep your modifications to the necessary minimum: A patch - containing several unrelated changes or arbitrary reformats will be - returned with a request to re-formatting / split it. - -* If you modify existing code, make sure that your new code does not - add to the memory footprint of the code ;-) Small is beautiful! - When adding new features, these should compile conditionally only - (using #ifdef), and the resulting code with the new feature - disabled must not need more memory than the old code without your - modification. +Contributing +============
-* Remember that there is a size limit of 100 kB per message on the - u-boot mailing list. Bigger patches will be moderated. If they are - reasonable and not too big, they will be acknowledged. But patches - bigger than the size limit should be avoided. +The U-Boot projects depends on contributions from the user community. +If you want to participate, please, have a look at the 'General' +section of https://u-boot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/develop/index.html +where we describe coding standards and the patch submission process.