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manuals: add new contributor guide

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Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Steve Sakoman <steve@sakoman.com>
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Michael Opdenacker
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For information on finding out who is responsible for (maintains) a
particular area of code in the Yocto Project, see the
":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:submitting a change to the yocto project`"
section of the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
":doc:`../contributor-guide/identify-component`"
section of the Yocto Project and OpenEmbedded Contributor Guide.
The Yocto Project ``poky`` Git repository also has an upstream
contribution Git repository named ``poky-contrib``. You can see all the
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ push them into the "contrib" area and subsequently request that the
maintainer include them into an upstream branch. This process is called
"submitting a patch" or "submitting a change." For information on
submitting patches and changes, see the
":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:submitting a change to the yocto project`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
":doc:`../contributor-guide/submit-changes`" section in the Yocto Project
and OpenEmbedded Contributor Guide.
In summary, there is a single point of entry for changes into the
development branch of the Git repository, which is controlled by the
@@ -340,11 +340,10 @@ Book <https://book.git-scm.com>`__.
software on which to develop. The Yocto Project has two scripts named
``create-pull-request`` and ``send-pull-request`` that ship with the
release to facilitate this workflow. You can find these scripts in
the ``scripts`` folder of the
:term:`Source Directory`. For information
the ``scripts`` folder of the :term:`Source Directory`. For information
on how to use these scripts, see the
":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:using scripts to push a change upstream and request a pull`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
":ref:`contributor-guide/submit-changes:using scripts to push a change upstream and request a pull`"
section in the Yocto Project and OpenEmbedded Contributor Guide.
- *Patch Workflow:* This workflow allows you to notify the maintainer
through an email that you have a change (or patch) you would like
@@ -352,8 +351,8 @@ Book <https://book.git-scm.com>`__.
this type of change, you format the patch and then send the email
using the Git commands ``git format-patch`` and ``git send-email``.
For information on how to use these scripts, see the
":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:submitting a change to the yocto project`"
section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
":doc:`../contributor-guide/submit-changes`" section in the Yocto Project
and OpenEmbedded Contributor Guide.
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