@ -34,13 +34,8 @@ $ git remote add upstream git://github.com/iojs/io.js.git
#### Which branch?
Now decide if you want your feature or bug fix to go into the master branch
or the stable branch. As a rule of thumb, bug fixes go into the stable branch
while new features go into the master branch.
The stable branch is effectively frozen; patches that change the io.js
API/ABI or affect the run-time behavior of applications get rejected. The
current stable branch is set as the default branch on GitHub.
For developing new features and bug fixes, the `master` branch should be pulled
and built upon.
#### Respect the stability index
@ -49,7 +44,7 @@ The rules for the master branch are less strict; consult the
In a nutshell, modules are at varying levels of API stability. Bug fixes are
always welcome but API or behavioral changes to modules at stability level 3
and up are off-limits.
(Locked) are off-limits.
#### Dependencies
@ -71,12 +66,9 @@ does not align with the project team.
Create a feature branch and start hacking:
```text
$ git checkout -b my-feature-branch -t origin/v1.x
$ git checkout -b my-feature-branch -t origin/master
```
(Where `v1.x` is the latest stable branch as of this writing.)
### Step 3: Commit
Make sure git knows your name and email address:
@ -123,7 +115,7 @@ Use `git rebase` (not `git merge`) to sync your work from time to time.
```text
$ git fetch upstream
$ git rebase upstream/v1.x # or upstream/ master
$ git rebase upstream/master
```
@ -147,10 +139,10 @@ can use this syntax to run it exactly as the test harness would:
$ python tools/test.py -v --mode=release parallel/test-stream2-transform
```
You can run tests directly with node :
You can run tests directly with iojs :
```text
$ node ./test/parallel/test-streams2-transform.js
$ iojs ./test/parallel/test-streams2-transform.js
```