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282 lines
8.6 KiB
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# Contributing
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- [Issues](#issues)
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- [Pull Requests](#pull-requests)
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- [Procedure](#procedure)
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- [Commit Guidelines](#commit-guidelines)
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- [Coding Conventions](#coding-conventions)
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- [General](#general)
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- [Python](#python)
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- [QML](#qml)
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- [C++](#c)
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- [Resources](#resources)
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- [Packaging](#packaging)
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## Issues
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[Issues](https://gitlab.com/mx-moment/moment/-/issues) on GitLab should be used
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to ask questions, report problems, request new features, or discuss potential
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changes before creating pull requests. Note that it is possible to
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[sign in with your GitHub account](https://gitlab.com/users/sign_in).
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Before opening new issues, please search for any already open or closed
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issue related to your problem, in order to prevent duplicates.
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You can also join us in the
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[#moment-client:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/%23moment-client:matrix.org)
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room for questions and discussions.
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## Pull Requests
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For changes outside of simple bug/typo/formatting fixes, it is strongly
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recommended to first discuss your ideas in a related issue or in
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[#moment-client:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/%23moment-client:matrix.org).
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By sending your changes, you agree to license them under the LGPL 3.0 or later.
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### Procedure
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Start by forking the main repository from GitLab, then
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clone your fork where you will make your changes:
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```sh
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git clone --recursive https://gitlab.com/yourUsername/moment
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cd moment
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git remote add upstream https://gitlab.com/mx-moment/moment
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git fetch upstream
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git checkout -b example-branch-name
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```
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Test and commit your changes according to the
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[commit guidelines](#commit-guidelines), and `git push` to your fork's repo.
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You will then be able to make a pull request by going
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to the [main repo](https://gitlab.com/mx-moment/moment).
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Once your pull request is merged, you can update `main`, and delete your
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GitLab and local branch:
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```sh
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git fetch upstream
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git checkout upstream/main
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git push -d origin example-branch-name
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git branch -d example-branch-name
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```
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Make sure `main` is up-to-date before creating new branches based on it.
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## Commit Guidelines
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Commit messages should be made in this form:
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```
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Title, a short summary of the changes
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The body, a more detailed summary needed depending on the changes.
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Explain the goal of the code, how to reproduce the bug it solves
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(if this is a bug fix), any special reasoning behind the
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implementation or side-effects.
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```
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- Write informative titles, e.g.
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`TextField: fix copying selected text by Ctrl+C` instead of
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`fix field bug`
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(assuming `TextField` was the name of the component affected by the bug)
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- Write the title in imperative form and without a period at the end,
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e.g. `Fix thing` instead of `Fixed thing` or `Fixes thing.`
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- The title must not exceed 50 characters
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- A blank line is required between the first line summary and detailed
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body, if there is one
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- Lines of the body must not exceed 72 characters
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- Split independent changes into separate commits,
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don't combine fixes for different problems or add multiple systems forming a
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complex feature all at once
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- Every commit should be able to build and run the application without
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obvious crashes or tracebacks
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- Check for linter errors before committing by running `make test` in the
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repository's root. The test tools can be installed with
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`pip3 install --user -Ur requirements-dev.txt`.
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- For changes that aren't yet merged in a branch of the main repo,
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prefer amending or editing previous commits via git interactive rebase,
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rather than adding new "fix this" commits.
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This helps keeping the history clean.
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## Coding Conventions
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### General
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- Use four space indentations, no tabs
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- Use double quotes for strings, unless single quotes would avoid having to
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escape double quotes in the text
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- Keep lines under 80 columns, the only exception for this is long URL links
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that can't be broken in multiple parts
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- Keep lines free from any trailing whitespace
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- Function definitions, calls, list/dict/etc not fitting in
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one line follow this format (notice the trailing comma on the last element):
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```python3
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long_function_call(
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long_argument_1, long_argument_1, long_argument_3, long_argument_4,
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)
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very_long_list_def = [
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"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit",
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"Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque penatibus",
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"Mus donec quam felis, ultricies nec, pellentesque",
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]
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```
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- When creating new files, don't forget the copyright and license
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header you see in other files of the same language.
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### Python
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- All functions, class attributes or top-level variables should have type hints
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- Separate all top-level classes and functions by two blank lines.
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For classes with many long methods, separate those methodes by two blank
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lines too.
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- Readability is important. Vertically-align consecutive lines of assignments,
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function definition arguments, dictionaries and inline comments:
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```python3
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# Bad:
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num: int = 1 # A comment
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args: List[str] = ["a", "b"] # Another comment
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def func(
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self,
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example_argument: int = 300, # Comment
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other: str = "Sample text", # Other comment
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some_floats: Tuple[float, float, float] = (4.2, 1.1, 9.8),
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) -> None:
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pass
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# Good:
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num: int = 1 # A comment
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args: List[str] = ["a", "b"] # Another comment
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def func(
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self,
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example_arg: int = 300, # Comment
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other: str = "Sample text", # Other comment
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some_floats: Tuple[float, float] = (4.2, 9.8),
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) -> None:
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pass
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```
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If this is annoying, consider getting a plugin for your editor to automate it
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(e.g. [EasyAlign](https://github.com/junegunn/vim-easy-align) for vim).
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- Use f-strings as long as the readability isn't impacted.
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For more complex string formatting, use the shorter `%` syntax when features
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special to `str.format()` aren't needed.
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- Otherwise, follow the
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[PEP-8 standard](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/)
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### QML
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- Don't add trailing semicolons to lines
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- If an object has more than one property, always keep each property on their
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own line:
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```qml
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Rectangle { x: 10; width: 100; height: width; color: "black" } // Bad!
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Rectangle { // Good
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x: 10
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width: 100
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height: width
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color: "black"
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}
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```
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- When creating new files, the `id` for the root component should always
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be `root`
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- When writing new code, refer to parent object properties explicitely, e.g.
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`parent.prop_name` or `someId.prop_name` instead of just `<prop_name>`
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- Don't use [States](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qml-qtquick-state.html),
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the Rectangle in the description's example could simply be written like this:
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```qml
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Rectangle {
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width: 100
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height: 100
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color: mouseArea.containsPress ? "red" : "black"
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MouseArea {
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id: mouseArea
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anchors.fill: parent
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}
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}
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```
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- Otherwise, follow the
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[QML Coding Conventions](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qml-codingconventions.html)
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### C++
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- Add C++ only if it can't easily be done in QML or Python;
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or if doing it in Python requires adding a dependency while a
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similar feature is already provided by Qt, feature that just needs to be
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exposed with some wrapper code
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([example](https://gitlab.com/mx-moment/moment/blob/v0.6.4/src/utils.h#L31)).
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- Be explicit, always use `this->` to refer to methods and class attributes
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- Don't split modules between `.h` and `.cpp` files, this creates unnecessary
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code repetition and has no benefits when most methods will
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contain very few lines and the module is only included once before
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starting the GUI.
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## Resources
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Resources include background images, icons or sounds.
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New resources must have a permissive license that does not require attribution.
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Built-in icons must be in the SVG format. The majority of icons used in the
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application come from [iconmonstr](https://iconmonstr.com).
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When possible without any noticable quality loss, reduce the size of
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resources and strip any metadata by using tools such as:
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- `svgcleaner --allow-bigger-file --indent 4 <file> <output>` for SVG images
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- `pngquant --force --speed=1 --strip <file> <output>` for PNG images
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- `jpegoptim --quality 80 --strip-all <file>` for JPEG images
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## Packaging
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If a new package for a distribution or any other easy way
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of installing the application exists, [pull request](#pull-requests) for
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adding instructions to the [INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md) are welcome.
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Some suggestions when creating packages:
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- Among the dependencies from the `submodules` directory, `hsluv-c` is the
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only one that is still needed for building.
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The other folders are kept to allow building past versions of the
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application, and should be ignored.
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