4 The following summarizes the process for contributing changes.
5 See documentation on `CMake Development`_ for more information.
7 .. _`CMake Development`: Help/dev/README.rst
12 CMake is maintained and supported by `Kitware`_ and developed in
13 collaboration with a productive community of contributors.
14 Please subscribe and post to the `CMake Developers List`_ to raise
15 discussion of development topics.
17 .. _`Kitware`: http://www.kitware.com/cmake
18 .. _`CMake Developers List`: https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers
23 CMake uses `Kitware's GitLab Instance`_ to manage development and code review.
24 To contribute patches:
26 #. Fork the upstream `CMake Repository`_ into a personal account.
27 #. Run `Utilities/SetupForDevelopment.sh`_ for local configuration.
28 #. See the `CMake Source Code Guide`_ for coding guidelines.
29 #. Base all new work on the upstream ``master`` branch.
30 Base work on the upstream ``release`` branch only if it fixes a
31 regression or bug in a feature new to that release.
32 #. Create commits making incremental, distinct, logically complete changes
33 with appropriate `commit messages`_.
34 #. Push a topic branch to a personal repository fork on GitLab.
35 #. Create a GitLab Merge Request targeting the upstream ``master`` branch
36 (even if the change is intended for merge to the ``release`` branch).
38 The merge request will enter the `CMake Review Process`_ for consideration.
40 .. _`Kitware's GitLab Instance`: https://gitlab.kitware.com
41 .. _`CMake Repository`: https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake
42 .. _`Utilities/SetupForDevelopment.sh`: Utilities/SetupForDevelopment.sh
43 .. _`CMake Source Code Guide`: Help/dev/source.rst
44 .. _`commit messages`: Help/dev/review.rst#commit-messages
45 .. _`CMake Review Process`: Help/dev/review.rst
50 We do not require any formal copyright assignment or contributor license
51 agreement. Any contributions intentionally sent upstream are presumed
52 to be offered under terms of the OSI-approved BSD 3-clause License.
53 See `Copyright.txt`_ for details.
55 .. _`Copyright.txt`: Copyright.txt