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+# How to contribute
+
+:+1::tada: First off, thank you for taking time to contribute! :tada::+1:
+
+The following is a set of guidelines for contributing to OCaml. These
+are just guidelines, not rules, use your best judgment and feel free
+to propose changes to this document in a pull request.
+
+## Coding Guidelines
+
+* indentation: particular ocp-indent configuration?
+* first match pattern with/without `|`?
+* CamelCase? snake_case?
+
+## Submitting a Pull Request
+
+
+* Add new tests.
+ * Merge request for bug-fix  must contain tests which fail before
+   application of the fix and not after. The best way, if possible, is
+   to add the test in one commit before the fix with an output
+   reference file which shows the error. Then in another commit add
+   the fix and update the reference file. Doing so help to see what
+   is the effect of the fix.
+ * Merge request adding a new feature must add tests for normal and
+   wrong uses of the feature.
+
+* You should run all the tests before creating the merge request or
+  pushing new commits (even if travis will also do it for you): `make
+  tests`.
+
+* The description of the merge request must contain a precise
+  explanation of the new feature and a proposition to modify the
+  ocaml manual.
+
+* Try to split commit into logical units. For example:
+  * If a modification requires refactoring of existing code, the
+    refactoring and the modification should be done in two different
+    commits.
+  * Optimizations should go in specific commits, and so keep simple
+    a previous commit that adds a functionality.
+
+* Contributor License Agreement?
+
+* Changelog?