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# Contributing to GNSS-SDR
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:+1::tada: Thanks for taking the time to contribute! :tada::+1:
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Third-party contributions are essential for keeping GNSS-SDR
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continuously improving. We simply cannot access the huge number of
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platforms and myriad configurations for running GNSS-SDR. We want to
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keep it as easy as possible to contribute changes that get things
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working in your environment. There are a few guidelines that we need
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contributors to follow so that we can have a chance of keeping on top of
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things.
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The following is a set of guidelines for contributing to GNSS-SDR, which
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is hosted in the [GNSS-SDR Organization](https://github.com/gnss-sdr) on
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GitHub. These are just guidelines, not rules. Use your best judgment,
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and feel free to propose changes to this document in a [pull
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request](#how-to-submit-a-pull-request).
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## Code of Conduct
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This project adheres to the Contributor Covenant [code of
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conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). By participating, you are expected to
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uphold this code. Please report unacceptable behavior.
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## Reporting an issue
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Have you found a bug in the code which is not in the [list of known
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bugs](https://github.com/gnss-sdr/gnss-sdr/issues)? Do you have a
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suggestion for improvement? Then by all means please [submit a new
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issue](https://github.com/gnss-sdr/gnss-sdr/issues/new), and do not
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hesitate to comment on existing [open
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issues](https://github.com/gnss-sdr/gnss-sdr/issues).
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When filling a new issue, please remember to:
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* **Use a clear and descriptive title** for the issue to identify the
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problem.
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* **Describe the exact steps which reproduce the problem** in as many
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details as possible. For example, start by describing your computing
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platform (Operating System and version, how did you installed GNSS-SDR
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and its dependencies, what file or front-end are you using as a signal
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source, etc.). You can also include the configuration file you are
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using, or a dump of the terminal output you are getting. The more
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information you provide, the more chances to get useful answers.
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* **Please be patient**. This organization is run on a volunteer basis,
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so it can take some time to the Developer Team to reach your issue.
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They will do their best to fix it as soon as possible.
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* If you opened an issue that is now solved, it is a good practice to
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**close it**.
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The list of [open issues](https://github.com/gnss-sdr/gnss-sdr/issues)
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can be a good starting point and a source of ideas if you are looking to
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contribute to the source code.
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## Contributing to the source code
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### Preliminaries
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1. If you still have not done so, [create your personal account on
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GitHub](https://github.com/join).
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2. [Fork GNSS-SDR from
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GitHub](https://github.com/gnss-sdr/gnss-sdr/fork). This will copy the
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whole gnss-sdr repository to your personal account.
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3. Then, go to your favourite working folder in your computer and
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clone your forked repository by typing (replacing ```YOUR_USERNAME``` by
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the actual username of your GitHub account):
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$ git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/gnss-sdr
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4. Your forked repository https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/gnss-sdr
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will receive the default name of `origin`. You can also add the original
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gnss-sdr repository, which is usually called `upstream`:
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$ cd gnss-sdr
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$ git remote add upstream https://github.com/gnss-sdr/gnss-sdr.git
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To verify the new upstream repository you have specified for your fork,
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type `git remote -v`. You should see the URL for your fork as `origin`,
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and the URL for the original repository as `upstream`:
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```
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$ git remote -v
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origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/gnss-sdr.git (fetch)
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origin https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/gnss-sdr.git (push)
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upstream https://github.com/gnss-sdr/gnss-sdr.git (fetch)
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upstream https://github.com/gnss-sdr/gnss-sdr.git (push)
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```
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### Start working on your contribution
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Checkout the `next` branch of the git repository in order to get
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synchronized with the latest development code:
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```
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$ git checkout next
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$ git pull upstream next
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```
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When start working in a new improvement, please **always** branch off
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from `next`. Open a new branch and start working on it:
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```
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$ git checkout -b my_feature
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```
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Now you can do changes, add files, do commits (please take a look at
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[how to write good commit
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messages](https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/)!) and push them to
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your repository:
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```
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$ git push origin my_feature
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```
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If there have been new pushes to the `next` branch of the `upstream`
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repository since the last time you pulled from it, you might want to put
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your commits on top of them (this is mandatory for pull requests):
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```
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$ git pull --rebase upstream next
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```
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### How to submit a pull request
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When the contribution is ready, you can [submit a pull
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request](https://github.com/gnss-sdr/gnss-sdr/compare/). Head to your
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GitHub repository, switch to your `my_feature` branch, and click the
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_**Pull Request**_ button, which will do all the work for you. Code
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comparison must be always to the `next` branch.
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Once a pull request is sent, the Developer Team can review the set of
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changes, discuss potential modifications, and even push follow-up
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commits if necessary.
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Some things that will increase the chance that your pull request is
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accepted:
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* Avoid platform-dependent code. If your code require external
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dependencies, they must be available as packages in [Debian OldStable](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianOldStable).
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* Write tests.
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* Follow our [coding style guide](http://gnss-sdr.org/coding-style/).
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* Write a descriptive and detailed summary. Please consider that
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reviewing pull requests is hard, so include as much information as
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possible to make your pull request's intent clear.
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For more details about Git usage, please check out [our
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tutorial](http://gnss-sdr.org/docs/tutorials/using-git/).
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## Contributing to the website
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The content of http://gnss-sdr.org lives in a GitHub repository at
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https://github.com/gnss-sdr/geniuss-place
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You can fork that repository, reproduce the entire website on your
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computer using [Jekyll](https://jekyllrb.com/), do changes and submit
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pull requests, just as explained above. For more details, please check
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out [how to contribute](http://gnss-sdr.org/contribute/).
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Last but not the least, you can leave your comments on the website.
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------
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Thanks for your contribution to GNSS-SDR!
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