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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index eeff563d8ec..a5ddff595f5 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ Documentation for contributing to the compiler or tooling is located in the [Gui Development][rustc-dev-guide], commonly known as the [rustc-dev-guide]. Documentation for the standard library in the [Standard library developers Guide][std-dev-guide], commonly known as the [std-dev-guide]. +## Making changes to subtrees and submodules + +For submodules, changes need to be made against the repository corresponding the +submodule, and not the main `rust-lang/rust` repository. + +For subtrees, prefer sending a PR against the subtree's repository if it does +not need to be made against the main `rust-lang/rust` repostory (e.g. a +rustc-dev-guide change that does not accompany a compiler change). + ## About the [rustc-dev-guide] The [rustc-dev-guide] is meant to help document how rustc –the Rust compiler– works, |