- [Writing code](#writing-code)
- [Getting code-completion for rustc internals to work](#getting-code-completion-for-rustc-internals-to-work)
- [How Clippy works](#how-clippy-works)
- - [Syncing changes between Clippy and [`rust-lang/rust`]](#syncing-changes-between-clippy-and-rust-langrust)
+ - [Syncing changes between Clippy and `rust-lang/rust`](#syncing-changes-between-clippy-and-rust-langrust)
- [Patching git-subtree to work with big repos](#patching-git-subtree-to-work-with-big-repos)
- - [Performing the sync from [`rust-lang/rust`] to Clippy](#performing-the-sync-from-rust-langrust-to-clippy)
- - [Performing the sync from Clippy to [`rust-lang/rust`]](#performing-the-sync-from-clippy-to-rust-langrust)
+ - [Performing the sync from `rust-lang/rust` to Clippy](#performing-the-sync-from-rust-langrust-to-clippy)
+ - [Performing the sync from Clippy to `rust-lang/rust`](#performing-the-sync-from-clippy-to-rust-langrust)
- [Defining remotes](#defining-remotes)
- [Issue and PR triage](#issue-and-pr-triage)
- [Bors and Homu](#bors-and-homu)
All issues on Clippy are mentored, if you want help with a bug just ask
@Manishearth, @flip1995, @phansch or @yaahc.
-Some issues are easier than others. The [`good first issue`] label can be used to find the easy issues.
+Some issues are easier than others. The [`good-first-issue`] label can be used to find the easy issues.
If you want to work on an issue, please leave a comment so that we can assign it to you!
There are also some abandoned PRs, marked with [`S-inactive-closed`].
Usually the lint will end up to be a nested series of matches and ifs, [like so][deep-nesting].
But we can make it nest-less by using [if_chain] macro, [like this][nest-less].
-[`E-medium`] issues are generally pretty easy too, though it's recommended you work on an [`good first issue`]
+[`E-medium`] issues are generally pretty easy too, though it's recommended you work on an [`good-first-issue`]
first. Sometimes they are only somewhat involved code wise, but not difficult per-se.
Note that [`E-medium`] issues may require some knowledge of Clippy internals or some
debugging to find the actual problem behind the issue.
lot of methods that are useful, though one of the most useful would be `expr_ty` (gives the type of
an AST expression). `match_def_path()` in Clippy's `utils` module can also be useful.
-[`good first issue`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/good%20first%20issue
+[`good-first-issue`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/good-first-issue
[`S-inactive-closed`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/pulls?q=is%3Aclosed+label%3AS-inactive-closed
[`T-AST`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/T-AST
[`T-middle`]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/T-middle
responding to issues there may not always be enough time to stay on top of it
all.
-Our highest priority is fixing [crashes][l-crash] and [bugs][l-bug]. We don't
+Our highest priority is fixing [crashes][l-crash] and [bugs][l-bug], for example
+an ICE in a popular crate that many other crates depend on. We don't
want Clippy to crash on your code and we want it to be as reliable as the
suggestions from Rust compiler errors.
+We have prioritization labels and a sync-blocker label, which are described below.
+- [P-low][p-low]: Requires attention (fix/response/evaluation) by a team member but isn't urgent.
+- [P-medium][p-medium]: Should be addressed by a team member until the next sync.
+- [P-high][p-high]: Should be immediately addressed and will require an out-of-cycle sync or a backport.
+- [L-sync-blocker][l-sync-blocker]: An issue that "blocks" a sync.
+Or rather: before the sync this should be addressed,
+e.g. by removing a lint again, so it doesn't hit beta/stable.
+
## Bors and Homu
We use a bot powered by [Homu][homu] to help automate testing and landing of pull
[triage]: https://forge.rust-lang.org/release/triage-procedure.html
[l-crash]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/L-crash
[l-bug]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/L-bug
+[p-low]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/P-low
+[p-medium]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/P-medium
+[p-high]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/P-high
+[l-sync-blocker]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/labels/L-sync-blocker
[homu]: https://github.com/rust-lang/homu
[homu_instructions]: https://bors.rust-lang.org/
[homu_queue]: https://bors.rust-lang.org/queue/clippy