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diff --git a/docs/HACKING.md b/docs/HACKING.md deleted file mode 100644 index 0763fda..0000000 --- a/docs/HACKING.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,61 +0,0 @@ -Hacking on `bfs` -================ - -License -------- - -`bfs` is licensed under the [Zero-Clause BSD License](https://opensource.org/licenses/0BSD), a maximally permissive license. -Contributions must use the same license. - -Individual files contain the following tag instead of the full license text: - - SPDX-License-Identifier: 0BSD - -This enables machine processing of license information based on the SPDX License Identifiers that are available here: https://spdx.org/licenses/ - - -Implementation --------------- - -`bfs` is written in [C](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)), specifically [C17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C17_(C_standard_revision)). -You can get a feel for the coding style by skimming the source code. -[`main.c`](/src/main.c) contains an overview of the rest of source files. -A quick summary: - -- Tabs for indentation, spaces for alignment. -- Most types and functions should be namespaced with `bfs_`. - Exceptions are made for things that could be generally useful outside of `bfs`. -- Error handling follows the C standard library conventions: return a nonzero `int` or a `NULL` pointer, with the error code in `errno`. - All failure cases should be handled, including `malloc()` failures. -- `goto` is not considered harmful for cleaning up in error paths. - - -Tests ------ - -`bfs` includes an extensive test suite. -See the [build documentation](BUILDING.md#testing) for details on running the tests. - -Test cases are grouped by the standard or `find` implementation that supports the tested feature(s): - -| Group | Description | -|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| -| [`tests/posix`](/tests/posix) | POSIX compatibility tests | -| [`tests/bsd`](/tests/bsd) | BSD `find` features | -| [`tests/gnu`](/tests/gnu) | GNU `find` features | -| [`tests/common`](/tests/common) | Features common to BSD and GNU `find` | -| [`tests/bfs`](/tests/bfs) | `bfs`-specific tests | - -Both new features and bug fixes should have associated tests. -To add a test, create a new `*.sh` file in the appropriate group. -Snapshot tests use the `bfs_diff` function to automatically compare the generated and expected outputs. -For example, - -```bash -# posix/something.sh -bfs_diff basic -name something -``` - -`basic` is one of the directory trees generated for test cases; others include `links`, `loops`, `deep`, and `rainbow`. - -Run `./tests/tests.sh posix/something --update` to generate the reference snapshot (and don't forget to `git add` it). |