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This document was last updated on February 11, 2021.

This information is for developers who want to contribute to the project.

"Definition of Done" checklist for changes

1. Don't introduce regressions.
2. Don't introduce regressions.
3. Don't introduce regressions.
4. Try to keep test suite syntax intuitive for Cobol programmers.
5. All executable test cases must be passing before a pull request is accepted.
6. Documentation on the project wiki must be updated to correspond with the changes you make to the code.
7. Don't introduce regressions.

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  • Problems
    • FreeBSD 12 pipefail issue <- not fixed in FreeBSD 13 ALPHA
    • FreeBSD 12 IntelliJ IDEA issue
  • Fixes
    • Eclipse IDE: Enable Preview Features
    • IntelliJ IDEA: Change the JDK Version
    • Jacoco Issues <- jacoco agent 0.8.7 not in standard repo
    • SonarQube Conflict with JDK15 preview features
    • SonarQube runs out of metaspace on Ubuntu Linux
    • VSCode: Enable Preview Features <- tool appears to ignore settings