Re: Writing instructions for LLMs (don’t generate code) into CONTRIBUTE?

Sean Whitton <[email protected]> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:21:34 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.emacs.devel
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Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide [05/Aug 12:19pm +02] wrote:
> Jean Louis <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> On August 5, 2026 10:32:55 AM GMT+03:00, "Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide" <ar=
[email protected]> wrote:
>>>One thing I don=E2=80=99t understand in this discussion: don=E2=80=99t t=
he tools check
>>>the CONTRIBUTE file?
>>
>> That depends on many factors and there is no guarantee for it.
>
> That sounds like it doesn=E2=80=99t materially differ from AGENTS.md -- b=
ut
> avoids giving the indication that we want LLM contributions to the code.
>
> We need someone to check whether adding the LLM-text to CONTRIBUTE
> causes common LLMs to adhere to it.

We're not going to rely on this, we have AGENTS.md now.

Though further test results are always welcome.

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Sean Whitton