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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst index 8cf42dff..f28f02e1 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst @@ -279,6 +279,12 @@ original FreeBSD code. Rules for Modifying FreeBSD Source ================================== +Do not reformat original FreeBSD code. Do not perform white space changes even +if you get git commit warnings. **Check your editor settings so that it does +not perform white space changes automatically**, for example adding a newline +to the end of the file. White space changes may result in conflicts during +updates, especially changes at the end of a file. + Changes in FreeBSD files must be done using ``__rtems__`` C pre-processor guards. This makes synchronization with the FreeBSD upstream easier and is very important. Patches which do not follow these rules will be rejected. Only add @@ -380,12 +386,6 @@ In general, provide empty header files and do not guard includes. For new code use `STYLE(9) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=style&apropos=0&sektion=9>`_. -Do not format original FreeBSD code. Do not perform white space changes even -if you get git commit warnings. Check your editor settings so that it doesn't -perform white space changes automatically, for example adding a newline to the -end of the file. White space changes may result in conflicts during updates, -especially changes at the end of a file. - Automatically Generated FreeBSD Files ===================================== |