Contributing

We welcome pull requests from everyone!

Gerbera was originally based on MediaTomb which is an old project that we are working on modernising - there are a lot of cobwebs 🕸 .

For new code please use "modern" C++ (up to 17) constructs where possible.

Fork this repo.
Clone your fork:

git clone [email protected]:your-username/gerbera.git
Make your change.
Push to your fork
Submit a pull request.

Some things that will increase the chance that your pull request is accepted:

Stick to Webkit style.
Format your code with clang-format.
Ensure your code works as expected by running it.
Write a good commit message.

It is also a good idea to run cmake with-DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-Werror" options for development.