Explain how to contribute code

[dns2utf8]

Hi all

I would like to contribute code for pthread_getname_np but I can not find any information on how. Please add an explanation on how to submit patches.

Best regards

[richfelker]

Indeed such a page would probably be appropriate for the wiki. Patches should be submitted to the mailing list, but when the patch is not just a bug fix but new functionality, it's a good idea to ask first on the list or the IRC channel if there's a reason it's not already there. We should probably dig up the "criteria for inclusion/exclusion" threads from mailing list & related IRC discussion and write them up nicely for the wiki.

In the case of pthread_getname_np, I believe it was determined to have grossly incompatible signatures across different historical OS's, which is usually a strong indicator for exclusion.