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author | Simon Warta <[email protected]> | 2015-12-22 14:51:50 +0100 |
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committer | Simon Warta <[email protected]> | 2015-12-22 14:51:50 +0100 |
commit | 67ee1e5219e9280fcd93500034d6655fdf7630c7 (patch) | |
tree | 7ca4eca22c31fed338cac040e46b2d0d4c6e1837 /doc | |
parent | f6922640a3b97a6528b94cb2f006b16c90f0c90f (diff) |
Fix a lot of backquotes in hacking.rst
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r-- | doc/hacking.rst | 102 |
1 files changed, 51 insertions, 51 deletions
diff --git a/doc/hacking.rst b/doc/hacking.rst index 19953673a..ea68bad78 100644 --- a/doc/hacking.rst +++ b/doc/hacking.rst @@ -1,49 +1,49 @@ Source Code Layout ================================================= -Under `src` there are directories +Under ``src`` there are directories -* `lib` is the library itself, more on that below -* `cli` is the command line application `botan` -* `tests` contain what you would expect. Input files go under `tests/data`. -* `build-data` contains files read by the configure script. For - example `build-data/cc/gcc.txt` describes various gcc options. -* `scripts` contains misc scripts: install, distribution, various - codegen things. Scripts controlling CI go under `scripts/ci`. -* `python/botan.py` is the Python ctypes wrapper +* ``lib`` is the library itself, more on that below +* ``cli`` is the command line application ``botan`` +* ``tests`` contain what you would expect. Input files go under ``tests/data``. +* ``build-data`` contains files read by the configure script. For + example ``build-data/cc/gcc.txt`` describes various gcc options. +* ``scripts`` contains misc scripts: install, distribution, various + codegen things. Scripts controlling CI go under ``scripts/ci``. +* ``python/botan.py`` is the Python ctypes wrapper Library Layout ======================================== -* `base` defines some high level types -* `utils` contains various utility functions and types -* `codec` has hex, base64 -* `block` contains the block cipher implementations -* `modes` contains block cipher modes (CBC, GCM, etc) -* `stream` contains the stream ciphers -* `hash` contains the hash function implementations -* `passhash` contains password hashing algorithms for authentication -* `kdf` contains the key derivation functions -* `mac` contains the message authentication codes -* `pbkdf` contains password hashing algorithms for key derivation -* `math` is the math library for public key operations. It is divided into - four parts: `mp` which are the low level algorithms; `bigint` which is - a C++ wrapper around `mp`; `numbertheory` which contains algorithms like - primality testing and exponentiation; and `ec_gfp` which defines elliptic +* ``base`` defines some high level types +* ``utils`` contains various utility functions and types +* ``codec`` has hex, base64 +* ``block`` contains the block cipher implementations +* ``modes`` contains block cipher modes (CBC, GCM, etc) +* ``stream`` contains the stream ciphers +* ``hash`` contains the hash function implementations +* ``passhash`` contains password hashing algorithms for authentication +* ``kdf`` contains the key derivation functions +* ``mac`` contains the message authentication codes +* ``pbkdf`` contains password hashing algorithms for key derivation +* ``math`` is the math library for public key operations. It is divided into + four parts: ``mp`` which are the low level algorithms; ``bigint`` which is + a C++ wrapper around ``mp``; ``numbertheory`` which contains algorithms like + primality testing and exponentiation; and ``ec_gfp`` which defines elliptic curves over prime fields. -* `pubkey` contains the public key implementations -* `pk_pad` contains padding schemes for public key algorithms -* `rng` contains the random number generators -* `entropy` has various entropy sources -* `asn1` is the DER encoder/decoder -* `cert` has `x509` (X.509 PKI OCSP is also here) and `cvc` (Card Verifiable Ceritifcates, +* ``pubkey`` contains the public key implementations +* ``pk_pad`` contains padding schemes for public key algorithms +* ``rng`` contains the random number generators +* ``entropy`` has various entropy sources +* ``asn1`` is the DER encoder/decoder +* ``cert`` has ``x509`` (X.509 PKI OCSP is also here) and ``cvc`` (Card Verifiable Ceritifcates, for ePassports) -* `tls` contains the TLS implementation -* `filters` is a filter/pipe API for data transforms -* `compression` has the compression wrappers (zlib, bzip2, lzma) -* `ffi` is the C99 API -* `prov` contains bindings to external libraries like OpenSSL -* `misc` contains odds and ends: format preserving encryption, SRP, threshold +* ``tls`` contains the TLS implementation +* ``filters`` is a filter/pipe API for data transforms +* ``compression`` has the compression wrappers (zlib, bzip2, lzma) +* ``ffi`` is the C99 API +* ``prov`` contains bindings to external libraries like OpenSSL +* ``misc`` contains odds and ends: format preserving encryption, SRP, threshold secret sharing, all or nothing transform, and others Copyright Notice @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ change are consecutive, avoid year ranges: specify each year separated by a comma. Also if you are a new contributor or making an addition in a new year, -include an update to `doc/license.txt` in your PR. +include an update to ``doc/license.txt`` in your PR. Style Conventions ======================================== @@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ some code calling your idealized API, then just implement that API. This can often help avoid cut-and-paste by creating the correct abstractions needed to solve the problem at hand. -The C++11 `auto` keyword is very convenient but only use it when the +The C++11 ``auto`` keyword is very convenient but only use it when the type truly is obvious (considering also the potential for unexpected integer conversions and the like, such as an apparent uint8_t being promoted to an int). -If a variable is defined and not modified, declare it `const` +If a variable is defined and not modified, declare it ``const`` -Use `override` annotations whenever overriding a virtual function. +Use ``override`` annotations whenever overriding a virtual function. A formatting setup for emacs is included in `scripts/indent.el` but the basic formatting style should be obvious. No tabs, and remove @@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ Prefer using braces on both sides of if/else blocks, even if only using a single statement. Again the current code doesn't always do this. -Avoid `using namespace` declarations, even inside of single functions. -One allowed exception is `using namespace std::placeholders` in -functions which use `std::bind`. +Avoid ``using namespace`` declarations, even inside of single functions. +One allowed exception is ``using namespace std::placeholders`` in +functions which use ``std::bind``. -Use `::` to explicitly refer to the global namespace (eg, when calling -an OS or library function like `::select` or `::sqlite3_open`). +Use ``::`` to explicitly refer to the global namespace (eg, when calling +an OS or library function like ``::select`` or ``::sqlite3_open``). Sending patches ======================================== @@ -119,16 +119,16 @@ change email the mailing list or open a discussion ticket on github before starting out to make sure you are on the right path. Depending on what your change is, your PR should probably also include -an update to `doc/news.rst` with a note explaining the change. If your +an update to ``doc/news.rst`` with a note explaining the change. If your change is a simple bug fix, a one sentence description is perhaps sufficient. If there is an existing ticket on GitHub with discussion or other information, reference it in your change note as 'GH #000'. -Update `doc/credits.txt` with your information so people know what +Update ``doc/credits.txt`` with your information so people know what you did! (This is optional) If you are interested in contributing but don't know where to start -check out `doc/todo.rst` for some ideas - these are changes we would +check out ``doc/todo.rst`` for some ideas - these are changes we would almost certainly accept once they've passed code review. Also, try building and testing it on whatever hardware you have handy, @@ -225,11 +225,11 @@ Build Tools and Hints ======================================== If you don't already use it for all your C/C++ development, install -`ccache` now and configure a large cache on a fast disk. It allows for +``ccache`` now and configure a large cache on a fast disk. It allows for very quick rebuilds by caching the compiler output. -Use `--with-sanitizers` to enable ASan. UBSan has to be added separately -with --cc-abi-flags at the moment as GCC 4.8 does not have UBSan. +Use ``--with-sanitizers`` to enable ASan. UBSan has to be added separately +with ``--cc-abi-flags`` at the moment as GCC 4.8 does not have UBSan. Other Ways You Can Help ======================================== |