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@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ provide a patch against the latest stable release, it makes the review
process much easier if it is for latest code from the Git \c master
branch.
Ok, so you have a patch? Great! Before you submit it, make sure that
your code compiles. This may seem obvious, but
it
there's more to
it.
I'm sure you have
checked that it compiles on your system, but
BIND10 is
a
portable software. Besides Linux, it is
being
compiled on
relatively uncommon systems
,
like OpenBSD
or
Solaris 11. Will your
code compile
there? Will it work
? What about endianess? It is likely
that you used regular x86, but the software is expected to run on many
Ok, so you have
written
a patch? Great! Before you submit it, make sure that
your code compiles. This may seem obvious, but there's more to
it.
You have surely
checked that it compiles on your system, but
BIND10 is portable software. Besides Linux, it is compil
ed and us
ed on
relatively uncommon systems like OpenBSD
and
Solaris 11. Will your
code compile
and work there
? What about endianess? It is likely
that you used
a
regular x86
architecture machine to write your patch
, but the software is expected to run on many
other architectures.
Does your patch conforms to BIND10
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