[tor-commits] [tor/master] make distcheck should be a part of the local development process

[nickm at torproject.org]

commit d95678ca8f97ac6e648598af01b4394840999e72
Author: Chelsea H. Komlo <chelsea.komlo at gmail.com>
Date:   Wed Dec 21 11:42:05 2016 -0500

    make distcheck should be a part of the local development process
---
 doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md b/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md
index 009047d..9932c77 100644
--- a/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md
+++ b/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tl;dr:
    - Document your functions
    - Write unit tests
    - Run `make test-full` to test against all unit and integration tests.
+   - Run `make distcheck` to ensure the distribution works
    - Add a file in `changes` for your branch.
 
 Patch checklist
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ Did you remember...
    - To write unit tests, as possible?
    - To run `make test-full` to test against all unit and integration tests (or
      `make test-full-online` if you have a working connection to the internet)?
+   - To test that the distribution will actually work via `make distcheck`?
    - To base your code on the appropriate branch?
    - To include a file in the `changes` directory as appropriate?