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diff --git a/docs/markdown/Contributing.md b/docs/markdown/Contributing.md index 8e9847a..7b5fe73 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Contributing.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Contributing.md @@ -18,6 +18,45 @@ Github](https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/pulls). This causes them to be run through the CI system. All submissions must pass a full CI test run before they are even considered for submission. +## Acceptance and merging + +The kind of review and acceptance any merge proposal gets depends on +the changes it contains. All pull requests must be reviewed and +accepted by someone with commit rights who is not the original +submitter. Merge requests can be roughly split into three different +categories. + +The first one consists of MRs that only change the markdown +documentation under `docs/markdown`. Anyone with access rights can +push changes to these directly to master. For major changes it is +still recommended to create a MR so other people can comment on it. + +The second group consists of merges that don't change any +functionality, fixes to the CI system and bug fixes that have added +regression tests (see below) and don't change existing +functionality. Once successfully reviewed anyone with merge rights can +merge these to master. + +The final kind of merges are those that add new functionality or +change existing functionality in a backwards incompatible way. These +require the approval of the project lead. + +In a simplified list form the split would look like the following: + + - members with commit access can do: + - documentation changes (directly to master if warranted) + - bug fixes that don't change functionality + - refactorings + - new dependency types + - new tool support (e.g. a new Doxygen-kind of tool) + - support for new compilers to existing languages + - project leader decision is needed for: + - new modules + - new functions in the Meson language + - syntax changes for Meson files + - changes breaking backwards compatibility + - support for new languages + ## Tests All new features must come with automatic tests that thoroughly prove |