CONTRIBUTING.md

Did you find a bug in MRPT?

• Ensure it is not already reported by searching:
  • The issues list,
  • The mailing list and
  • Solved questions at stackoverflow.com

Do you want to contribute new code to MRPT?

• Please, read carefully the C++ coding style for MRPT.
• Make sure to be familiar with Git, branches, etc. A starting tutorial can be found here
• Fork in GitHub.
• Optionally, create a new branch with a descriptive name and work on it instead of the default master branch.
• Send commits to your fork as needed:
  • Commit often.
  • Small commits with a good log description are preferred.
• Verify that your code builds, at least in one the major supported compilers: MSVC, GCC, CLANG.
• Most changes are relevant enough to be shown in the doc/source/doxygen-docs/changelog.md. Modify it as well to reflect what is new.
• Open a pull-request.