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# Filing a bug
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Before filing a bug or starting to write a patch, check the latest development version from
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https://github.com/vimwiki/vimwiki/tree/dev to see if your problem is already fixed.
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Issues can be filed at https://github.com/vimwiki/vimwiki/issues/ .
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# Creating a pull request
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If you want to provide a pull request on GitHub, please start from the `dev` branch, not from the
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`master` branch. (Caution, GitHub shows `master` as the default branch from which to start a PR.)
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# More info and advice for (aspiring) core developers
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- Before implementing a non-trivial feature, think twice what it means for the user. We should
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always try to keep backward compatibility. If you are not sure, discuss it on GitHub.
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- Also, when thinking about adding a new feature, it should be something which fits into the
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overall design of Vimwiki and which a significant portion of the users may like. Keep in mind
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that everybody has their own way to use Vimwiki.
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- Keep the coding style consistent.
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- Test your changes. Keep in mind that Vim has a ton of options and the users tons of different
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setups. Take a little time to think about under which circumstances your changes could break.
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## Git branching model
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- there are two branches with eternal lifetime:
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- `dev`: This is where the main development happens. Tasks which are done in one or only a few
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commits go here directly. Always try to keep this branch in a working state, that is, if the
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task you work on requires multiple commits, make sure intermediate commits don't make Vimwiki
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unusable (or at least push these commits at one go).
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- `master`: This branch is for released states only. Whenever a reasonable set of changes has
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piled up in the `dev` branch, a [release is done](#Preparing a release). After a release,
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`dev` has been merged into `master` and `master` got exactly one additional commit in which
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the version number in `plugin/vimwiki.vim` is updated. Apart from these commits and the merge
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commit from `dev`, nothing happens on `master`. Never should `master` merge into `dev`. When
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the users ask, we should recommend this branch for them to use.
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- Larger changes which require multiple commits are done in feature branches. They are based on
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`dev` and merge into `dev` when the work is done.
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## Preparing a release
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1. `git checkout dev`
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2. Update the changelog in the doc, nicely grouped, with a new version number and release date.
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3. Update the list of contributors.
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4. Update the version number at the top of the doc file.
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5. If necessary, update the Readme and the home page.
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6. `git checkout master && git merge dev`
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7. Update the version number at the top of plugin/vimwiki.vim.
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8. Set a tag with the version number in Git: `git tag vX.Y`
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9. `git push --tags`
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10. In GitHub, go to _Releases_ -> _Draft a new release_ -> choose the tag, convert the changelog from the
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doc to markdown and post it there. Make plans to build an automatic converter and immediately
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forget this plan.
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11. Tell the world.
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%% vim:tw=99
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