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The links in this section are intended for the ROOT developers and for people who want to [contribute]({{'contribute' | relative_url}}) to the ROOT system.

[Program of Work]({{'/for_developers/program_of_work' | relative_url}})

The program of work for the ROOT project, documented for the relevant years.

Code Owners{:target="_blank"}

ROOT consists of several loosely coupled but consistently designed parts. The "code owners" of these parts are experts that review pull requests and guide these packages over a couple of years.

[Release Checklist]({{'/for_developers/release_checklist' | relative_url}})

Steps to be followed to produce a new ROOT release.

[Shifter's Instructions]({{'/for_developers/shifters_instructions' | relative_url}})

The aspects the shifter shall keep under control.

Meetings

All ROOT-related meetings can be found in ROOT's Indico category.

ROOT 7

This new major version of ROOT will make ROOT much simpler and safer to use.

Run the Tests

Running all ROOT tests on at least a platform before sending a PR or before pushing anything to the ROOT repository is mandatory. The ROOT continuous integration infrastructure allows to automatically check the PR also on a battery of platform, for example including MacOs and linux boxes.

Setup externals from AFS/CVMFS

Instructions for setting up an environment with all the required ROOT externals coming from the central installations in AFS or CVMFS.

Continuous Integration / Testing

• GitHub Actions Users
• GitHub Actions Config
• Jenkins Service
• Bug Reports

[Documentation in ROOT]({{'/for_developers/docs' | relative_url}})

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[Editing the ROOT web site]({{'/for_developers/web' | relative_url}})

Jekyll is used for generating the ROOT web site.

Benchmarks