This page gives an overview of how to contribute software to Trafodion. It points to additional pages that give more detailed information. New contributors should read this section and understand its material before starting.
To contribute to the wiki, see Contribute to the Wiki.
Overview
Thanks for your interest in contributing. Feel free to ask clarifying question on the dev<at>trafodion.incubator.apache.org mail list.
The Trafodion project is now an Incubating Apache project.
Workflow
The Contributor Workflow - Code/Docs describes the contributor work flow.
Coding Guidelines
The Trafodion code follows a set of Coding Guidelines. You should review these before making code changes.
Building
Once you have done account setup and have set up your local repository appropriately, you are ready to build the software. See detailed instructions in Building the Software (Under construction ....).
Debugging
While unit testing your code, you may find you need to debug it. For some debugging tips, see Debugging Tips.
Test Suites
There are test suites for each Trafodion repository. For details, see the Test Suites.
Bug Tracking
We use Apache JIRA for tracking bugs in Trafodion. For details, see tracking bugs.