Initial Contribute.rst

Hope to flesh out the code format section more

Compile.rst

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 Protocol client implementations exist for Java and C#.
 
-Contributing to DFHack
+
-======================
-
-Several things should be kept in mind when contributing to DFHack.
-
-------------
-Coding style
-------------
-DFhack uses ANSI formatting and four spaces as indentation. Line
-endings are UNIX. The files use UTF-8 encoding. Code not following this
-won't make me happy, because I'll have to fix it. There's a good chance
-I'll make *you* fix it ;)
-
--------------------------------
-How to get new code into DFHack
--------------------------------
-You can send patches or make a clone of the github repo and ask me on
-the IRC channel to pull your code in. I'll review it and see if there
-are any problems. I'll fix them if they are minor.
-
-Fixes are higher in priority. If you want to work on something, but
-don't know what, check out http://github.com/DFHack/dfhack/issues --
-this is also a good place to dump new ideas and/or bugs that need
-fixing.
-
----------------
-Memory research
----------------
-If you want to do memory research, you'll need some tools and some knowledge.
-In general, you'll need a good memory viewer and optionally something
-to look at machine code without getting crazy :)
-
-Good windows tools include:
-
-* Cheat Engine
-* IDA Pro 5.0 (freely available for non-commercial use)
-
-Good linux tools:
-
-* angavrilov's df-structures gui (visit us on IRC for details).
-* edb (Evan's Debugger)
-* IDA Pro 5.0 running under Wine
-* Some of the tools residing in the ``legacy`` dfhack branch.
-
-Using publicly known information and analyzing the game's data is preferred.

Contribute.rst

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+######################
+Contributing to DFHACK
+######################
+
+.. contents::
+
+Contributing to DFHack
+======================
+
+Several things should be kept in mind when contributing to DFHack.
+
+---------------
+C++ code Format
+---------------
+
+* Four space indents
+* LF (Unix style) line terminators
+* UTF-8 encoding
+
+-------------------------------
+How to get new code into DFHack
+-------------------------------
+
+* Code against the develop branch
+* Use new branches for each feature/fix
+* If possible, compile on multiple platforms
+* Do update NEWS/Contributors.rst
+* Do **NOT** run fix-texts.sh or update .html files (unless to locally test changes to .rst files) 
+* Create a Github Pull Request once finished
+* Work done against `issues <http://github.com/DFHack/dfhack/issues>`_ that are tagged "bug report" gets priority
+
+  * If you have an idea or bug, go ahead and create an issue for it
+
+---------------
+Memory research
+---------------
+If you want to do memory research, you'll need some tools and some knowledge.
+In general, you'll need a good memory viewer and optionally something
+to look at machine code without getting crazy :)
+
+Good windows tools include:
+
+* Cheat Engine
+* IDA Pro 5.0 (freely available for non-commercial use)
+
+Good linux tools:
+
+* angavrilov's df-structures gui (visit us on IRC for details).
+* edb (Evan's Debugger)
+* IDA Pro 5.0 running under Wine
+* Some of the tools residing in the ``legacy`` dfhack branch.
+
+Using publicly known information and analyzing the game's data is preferred.