From af958221a1846f28d2f730a0efbc5c3d6ef701e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wm4 Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 15:56:13 +0100 Subject: CONTRIBUTING.md: add some more hints --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index b067dcda2b..9312118404 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Reporting bugs - State your platform and mpv version. - Attach a log file made with ``-v`` or ``--log-file=output.txt``. +- Avoid attaching text files packed in archive files (zip/rar/...), unless + explicitly asked so. There are better means, such as using http://sprunge.us - If you think this is file specific, upload a sample file and link it. - Don't report multiple unrelated/barely related bugs in one issue. - Read: https://mpv.io/bug-reports/ @@ -13,6 +15,10 @@ Asking questions Preferably, asking questions should be done via IRC (#mpv on irc.freenode.net), but asking questions by opening a github issue is also barely tolerated. +When asking on IRC (#mpv on irc.freenode.net), don't ask to ask, just state +your problem. Stay long enough until someone gets a chance to reply. Sometimes +it can take hours. + Sending patches =============== -- cgit v1.2.3