nixpkgs/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

How to contribute

Note: contributing implies licensing those contributions under the terms of COPYING, which is an MIT-like license.

Opening issues

• Make sure you have a GitHub account
• Submit an issue - assuming one does not already exist.
  • Clearly describe the issue including steps to reproduce when it is a bug.
  • Include information what version of nixpkgs and Nix are you using (nixos-version or git revision).

Submitting changes

• Format the commits in the following way:

  (pkg-name | service-name): (from -> to | init at version | refactor | etc)

  Examples:

  • nginx: init at 2.0.1
  • firefox: 3.0 -> 3.1.1
  • hydra service: add bazBaz option
  • nginx service: refactor config generation

• meta.description should:

  • Be capitalized
  • Not start with the package name
  • Not have a dot at the end

See the nixpkgs manual for more details on how to Submit changes to nixpkgs.