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authorRich Salz <rsalz@openssl.org>2016-01-25 17:12:57 -0500
committerRich Salz <rsalz@openssl.org>2016-01-25 17:12:57 -0500
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Ask for tests in CONTRIBUTING
Reviewed-by: Richard Levitte <levitte@openssl.org>
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@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ current Git or the last snapshot. They should follow our coding style
warnings using the --strict-warnings flag. OpenSSL compiles on many varied
platforms: try to ensure you only use portable features.
+When at all possible, patches should include tests. These can either be
+added to an existing test, or completely new. Please see test/README for
+information on the test framework.
+
Our preferred format for patch files is "git format-patch" output. For example
to provide a patch file containing the last commit in your local git repository
use the following command: