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+===================================
+ Contribution Guide for libgcompat
+===================================
+:Author:
+  * **A. Wilcox**, documentation writer
+:Copyright:
+  © 2016-2017 Adélie Linux and contributors.  NCSA open source licence.
+
+
+
+
+Introduction
+============
+
+This repository contains the libgcompat, a library providing GNU libc (glibc)
+compatibility for Linux computers using the musl libc.
+
+
+
+
+Code style
+==========
+
+Contributions are expected to maintain a consistent code style.  This ensures
+readable and future maintainability, since all the code will look and feel the
+same.  A few key notes about the C style used in this repository:
+
+
+Include comments
+````````````````
+
+When using the ``#include`` preprocessor directive, add a comment next to it
+detailing the interfaces used from that header.  For example:
+
+```
+#include <stdlib.h>     // getenv
+```
+
+
+Tabs
+````
+
+Hard tabs (\t) are used, and are 8 spaces.  Where brace alignment is required,
+tabs are used to the nearest eighth space, followed by the requisite number of
+spaces.
+
+
+Braces
+``````
+
+**Always** use braces for blocks like ``if``, ``while``, ``for``, even if the
+block only contains a single statement.  This is to ensure that more complex
+decision trees do not have accidental side-effects.
+
+
+
+
+Contributing Changes
+====================
+
+This section describes the usual flows of contribution to this repository.
+
+
+GitLab Pull Requests
+````````````````````
+
+#. If you do not already have a GitLab account, you must create one.
+
+#. Create a *fork* of the packages repository.  For more information, consult
+   the GitLab online documentation.
+
+#. Clone your forked repository to your computer.
+
+#. Make your changes.
+
+#. Test your changes to ensure they are correct.
+
+#. Add (or remove) changed files using ``git add`` and ``git rm``.
+
+#. Commit your changes to the tree using the command ``git commit`` and
+   ``git push``.
+
+#. Visit your forked repository in a Web browser.
+
+#. Choose the *Create Pull Request* button.
+
+#. Review your changes to ensure they are correct, and then submit the form.
+
+
+Mailing List
+````````````
+
+#. Clone the packages repository to your computer.
+
+#. Make your changes.
+
+#. Test your changes to ensure they are correct.
+
+#. Add (or remove) changed files using ``git add`` and ``git rm``.
+
+#. Commit your changes to the tree using the command ``git commit``.
+
+#. Use the command ``git format-patch HEAD^`` to create a patch file for your
+   commit.
+
+   .. note:: If you have made multiple commits to the tree, you will need to
+             add an additional ^ for each commit you have made.  For example,
+             if you have made three commits, you will use the command
+             ``git format-patch HEAD^^^``.
+
+#. Email the resulting patch to the adelie-dev@lists.adelielinux.org mailing
+   list, or use ``git send-email``.