From 63270997255e710d0c168882b33fd5ff3d80ef4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?=C3=89rico=20Rolim?= Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2020 03:14:24 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] contributing/index: add more information and debug.md. --- src/contributing/index.md | 16 ++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/contributing/index.md b/src/contributing/index.md index 285e39f7d..add4a4974 100644 --- a/src/contributing/index.md +++ b/src/contributing/index.md @@ -2,13 +2,21 @@ There's more to running a distribution than just writing code. -To contribute to the Void packages repository, start by reading the +If you fix an issue with a package, the solution can be added to the official +package repository, and new packages and updates are also welcome! To contribute +to the Void packages repository, start by reading the [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) document in the void-packages GitHub repository. -To contribute to this Handbook, read -[CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/void-linux/void-docs/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) -in the void-docs repository. +If you are unable to fix a package yourself, make sure to [open an +issue](https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/new) in the +void-packages repository. This gives the problem visibility, which can greatly +speed up a fix. Remember to check the existing issues for your problem! There +are also some [things you can do to assist in finding the problem](./debug.md). + +This Handbook doesn't (yet!) contain all the important Void-specific +information. To contribute to it see the [void-docs specific +page](./void-docs.md). If you have any questions, feel free to ask them via IRC in #voidlinux on irc.freenode.net, or in [the voidlinux