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# dav1d contribution guide
## CoC
## ToDo
## Codebase language
The codebase is developed with the following assumptions:
For the library:
- C language with C99 version, without the VLA or the Complex (*\_\_STDC_NO_COMPLEX__*) features, and without compiler extensions. Anonymous structures and unions are the only allowed compiler extensions for internal code.
- x86 asm in .asm files, using the NASM syntax,
- arm/arm64 in .S files, using the GAS syntax limited to subset llvm 5.0's internal assembler supports,
- no C++ is allowed, whatever the version.
For the tools and utils:
- C *(see above for restrictions)*
- Rust
- C++ is only allowed for the MFT.
If you want to use *Threads* or *Atomic* features, please conform to the **C11**/**POSIX** semantic and use a wrapper for older compilers/platforms *(like done in VLC)*.
Please use modern standard POSIX functions *(strscpy, asprintf, tdestroy)*, and provide a compatibility fallback *(like done in VLC)*.
We will make reasonable efforts for compilers that are a bit older, but we won't support gcc 3 or MSVC 2012.
## Authorship
Please provide a correct authorship for your commit logs, with a name and a valid email.
We will reject anonymous contributions for now. As an exception, known pseudonyms from the multimedia community are accepted.
This project is respecting **Copyright** and **Droit d'auteur**. There is no copyright attribution or CLA.
## Commit logs
## Submit requests (WIP)
- Code,
- Test,
- Try,
- Submit patches through merge requests,
- Check that this passes the CI.
## Patent license
You need to read, understand, and agree to the [AV1 patents license](doc/PATENTS), before committing.