release 4.5.0.post7

[nominatim.git] / CONTRIBUTING.md

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -30,6 +30,19 @@ feature pull requests. If you plan to make larger changes, please open
 an issue first or comment on the appropriate issue already existing so
 that duplicate work can be avoided.
 
+### Using AI-assisted code generators
+
+PRs that include AI-generated content, may that be in code, in the PR
+description or in documentation need to
+
+1. clearly mark the AI-generated sections as such, for example, by
+   mentioning all use of AI in the PR description, and
+2. include proof that you have run the generated code on an actual
+   installation of Nominatim. Adding and excuting tests will not be
+   sufficient. You need to show that the code actually solves the problem
+   the PR claims to solve.
+
+
 ## Coding style
 
 Nominatim historically hasn't followed a particular coding style but we
@@ -46,14 +59,11 @@ are in process of consolidating the style. The following rules apply:
    * no spaces after opening and before closing bracket
    * leave out space between a function name and bracket
      but add one between control statement(if, while, etc.) and bracket
- * for PHP variables use CamelCase with a prefixing letter indicating the type
-   (i - integer, f - float, a - array, s - string, o - object)
 
-The coding style is enforced with PHPCS and pylint. It can be tested with:
+The coding style is enforced with flake8. It can be tested with:
 
 ```
-phpcs --report-width=120 --colors .
-pylint3 --extension-pkg-whitelist=osmium nominatim
+make lint
 ```
 
 ## Testing
@@ -82,13 +92,14 @@ Checklist for releases:
 * [ ] complete `docs/admin/Migration.md`
 * [ ] update EOL dates in `SECURITY.md`
 * [ ] commit and make sure CI tests pass
+* [ ] update OSMF production repo and release new version -post1 there
 * [ ] test migration
   * download, build and import previous version
   * migrate using master version
   * run updates using master version
 * [ ] prepare tarball:
-  * `git clone --recursive https://github.com/osm-search/Nominatim` (switch to right branch!)
-  * `rm -r .git* osm2pgsql/.git*`
+  * `git clone https://github.com/osm-search/Nominatim` (switch to right branch!)
+  * `rm -r .git*`
   * copy country data into `data/`
   * add version to base directory and package
 * [ ] upload tarball to https://nominatim.org