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-rw-r--r--CONTRIBUTING.md28
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@@ -23,12 +23,15 @@ If your issue isn't mentioned there:
your problem persists.
- If you're experiencing compile or runtime warnings/failures, try searching for
the error message(s) you received (if any) on [Neovim's issue tracker][github-issues].
- - For installation issues, see [Installing Neovim#troubleshooting][wiki-install-troubleshooting].
- - For build issues, see [Building Neovim#troubleshooting][wiki-building-troubleshooting].
- - For runtime issues: try to reproduce them by running `nvim` with the
- smallest possible `nvimrc` (or none at all via `nvim -u NONE`), to rule
- out bugs in plugins you're using. If you're using a plugin manager,
- comment out your plugins, then add them back in one by one.
+ - For build issues, see
+ [Troubleshooting#build-issues][wiki-troubleshooting-build-issues].
+ - For runtime issues, see
+ [Troubleshooting#runtime-issues][wiki-troubleshooting-runtime-issues].
+ If your issue isn't mentioned there, try to reproduce your it using
+ `nvim` with the smallest possible `nvimrc` (or none at all via `nvim -u
+ NONE`), to rule out bugs in plugins you're using.
+ If you're using a plugin manager, comment out your plugins, then add
+ them back in one by one.
Include as much detail as possible; we generally need to know:
@@ -89,9 +92,10 @@ We are unlikely to merge your PR if the Travis build fails:
- Travis builds are compiled with the [`-Werror`][gcc-warnings] flag, so if
your PR introduces any compiler warnings then the Travis build will fail.
-- If any tests fail, the Travis build will fail. See [Building
- Neovim#testing][wiki-building-testing] for information on running tests
- locally. Tests passing locally doesn't guarantee they'll pass in the Travis
+- If any tests fail, the Travis build will fail.
+ See [Building Neovim#running-tests][wiki-building-running-tests] for
+ information on running tests locally.
+ Tests passing locally doesn't guarantee they'll pass in the Travis
build, as different compilers and platforms will be used.
- Travis runs [Valgrind][valgrind] for the GCC/Linux build, but you may also
do so locally by running the following from a shell: `VALGRIND=1 make test`
@@ -191,10 +195,10 @@ such as [`tig`][tig].
[valgrind]: http://valgrind.org/
[vcs]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revision_control
[waffle]: https://waffle.io/neovim/neovim
-[wiki-building-testing]: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Building-Neovim#testing
-[wiki-building-troubleshooting]: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Building-Neovim#troubleshooting
+[wiki-building-running-tests]: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Building-Neovim#running-tests
[wiki-contributing]: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Contributing
[wiki-faq]: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/FAQ
-[wiki-install-troubleshooting]: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Installing-Neovim#troubleshooting
[wiki-review-checklist]: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Code-review-checklist
+[wiki-troubleshooting-build-issues]: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Troubleshooting#build-issues
+[wiki-troubleshooting-runtime-issues]: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Troubleshooting#runtime-issues
[wiki-troubleshooting]: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/wiki/Troubleshooting