Re: Port Contribution

On 12.05.2011 10:39, Christophe Coutand wrote:
> Hi Richard,
>
> This is what I know about the contribution process:
>
> #1 To submit contributions, you need your copyright assignment from the
> FSF in place: http://ecos.sourceware.org/assign.html
>
> #2 Patches should be submitted using Bugzilla
> (http://bugs.ecos.sourceware.org/), setting the Component field to
> Patches and contributions. Even if it is obsolete, I still put the eCos
> patch mailing list in CC of the Bugzilla case.
>
> #3 Check this post for eCos coding style:
> http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-devel/2011-03/msg00016.html
>
> #4 As commented by Ilija, it is better to submit diff in plain text
> format (http://bugs.ecos.sourceware.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1001219)
>
> #5 Changes in ecos.db are not sent as diff. Submit an ecos.db than
> contains only your added entries.

This seems like good idea as ecos.db diff for some reason often contains
some unwanted stuff in addition to your entries.

Also I find it useful to group /hal/ and /devs/ (if any) packages in
separate diffs so they could be reviewed and committed independently.

> #6 Note that there is a work in progress to add ARM9 support to eCos:
> http://bugs.ecos.sourceware.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1000819
>
> Christophe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard Rauch
> Sent: 12. mai 2011 08:25
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Port Contribution
>
> Hi all,
>
> We have finished now our announced port to Atmel ARM9 microcontroller
> AT91SAM9.
> Next we want to contribute this port.
>
> We have a lot of questions how to do this:
>
> How we have to prepare the software?
> Where we have to upload?
> Is there any paper work to do?
>
> We will need some assistance for this process. It is the first time,
> that we
> contributing to the ecos community!
>  
> Thanks
>
> Richard
>
>  
> Richard Rauch
> email: [email protected]
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