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## Development

### Source code

The source code of the nanomsg library is hosted on
https://github.com/nanomsg/nanomsg[GitHub].

The source code of this website is located in the
https://github.com/nanomsg/nanomsg/tree/gh-pages[gh-pages branch].

### Build

Building this software as a developer is very similar to building it
the distribution as an end-user or system administrator.
The same tools will be needed, but no extra tools are required.
Please see the https://github.com/nanomsg/nanomsg/blob/master/README.md[README]
file for more information.

One thing that may be different is that you should obtain the
latest development tree from git.  You can clone it from
https://github.com/nanomsg/nanomsg.git[GitHub].

### Auto-builds

Auto-builds are run every time the project is updated. The results are linked
from the main repository page, and include tests on Linux, MacOS X, and Windows.

### Bug tracker

We use
https://github.com/nanomsg/nanomsg/issues[Github Issues]
to report problems with nanomsg.

### Contributing

To contribute to nanomsg project, send a GitHub pull request.
We insist that all contributions are submitted under the
https://github.com/nanomsg/nanomsg/blob/master/COPYING[MIT/X11 license],
so that we can incorporate them under the same terms.

If you make a substantial contribution to a file, add your copyright to the
file header. You should also add your name to the
https://github.com/nanomsg/nanomsg/blob/master/AUTHORS[AUTHORS] file,
to indicate you own copyright to a part of the codebase.

There is a <<development-style.adoc#,Development Style>> guide with which you
should familiarize yourself.  (Note that the in recent times adherence
to the style guide has been somewhat relaxed, the best approach is to
attempt to use the same style found in the current code base.)

### Language bindings

If you want to implement a new language binding for nanomsg, check this
<<development-bindings.adoc#,document>> describing best practices and offering
helpful tips.