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The contributing instructions in the README are not in the GitHub contributing guide, which means that people coming from the GitHub issues are less likely to see them.
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# Contributing
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Thank you for considering to help out with the source code! We welcome
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contributions from anyone on the internet, and are grateful for even the
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smallest of fixes!
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If you'd like to contribute to go-ethereum, please fork, fix, commit and send a
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pull request for the maintainers to review and merge into the main code base. If
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you wish to submit more complex changes though, please check up with the core
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devs first on [our gitter channel](https://gitter.im/ethereum/go-ethereum) to
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ensure those changes are in line with the general philosophy of the project
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and/or get some early feedback which can make both your efforts much lighter as
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well as our review and merge procedures quick and simple.
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## Coding guidelines
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Please make sure your contributions adhere to our coding guidelines:
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* Code must adhere to the official Go
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[formatting](https://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html#formatting) guidelines
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(i.e. uses [gofmt](https://golang.org/cmd/gofmt/)).
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* Code must be documented adhering to the official Go
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[commentary](https://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html#commentary) guidelines.
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* Pull requests need to be based on and opened against the `master` branch.
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* Commit messages should be prefixed with the package(s) they modify.
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* E.g. "eth, rpc: make trace configs optional"
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## Can I have feature X
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Before you submit a feature request, please check and make sure that it isn't
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possible through some other means. The JavaScript-enabled console is a powerful
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feature in the right hands. Please check our
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[Wiki page](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki) for more info
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and help.
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## Configuration, dependencies, and tests
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Please see the [Developers' Guide](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Developers'-Guide)
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for more details on configuring your environment, managing project dependencies
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and testing procedures.
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