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diff --git a/HACKING.md b/HACKING.md index 3ac46cad..a961e2e4 100644 --- a/HACKING.md +++ b/HACKING.md @@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Coding Style * Follow the style guide for python code: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/ * Test the code with "doctest" where it makes sense +* when breaking backward compatibility with old configuration files or plugins, + please include a temporary workaround code that provides a compatibility + layer and mark it with a comment that includes the word "COMPAT". For + examples, grep the code for the word "COMPAT". :) Patches |