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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index e73bc344..8e610b13 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ The first word of global variable names should generally be `fish` for public va 1. Comments should always use the C++ style; i.e., each line of the comment should begin with a `//` and should be limited to 100 characters. Comments that do not begin a line should be separated from the previous text by two spaces. +1. Comments that document the purpose of a function or class should begin with three slashes, `///`, so that OS X Xcode (and possibly other ideas) will extract the comment and show it in the "Quick Help" window when the cursor is on the symbol. + ## Testing The source code for fish includes a large collection of tests. If you are making any changes to fish, running these tests is highly recommended to make sure the behaviour remains consistent. |