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commit 9ec9589c3a5123c957471d3bcbd6219bdfb070c7
parent db71d42868fd57904840d10e49ee28bbb3b25039
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>
Date:   Mon, 10 Jul 2017 10:03:22 -0400

Merge remote-tracking branch 'chelseakomlo/coding-standards-22762'

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doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md
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7
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1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md b/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ tl;dr:
    - Document your functions
    - Write unit tests
    - Run `make check` before submitting a patch
-   - Run `make distcheck` to ensure the distribution works
+   - Run `make distcheck` if you have made changes to build system components
    - Add a file in `changes` for your branch.
 
 Patch checklist
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ If you are submitting a major patch or new feature, or want to in the future...
    - Set up Chutney and Stem, see HACKING/WritingTests.md
    - Run `make test-full` to test against all unit and integration tests.
 
+If you have changed build system components:
+   - Please run `make distcheck`
+   - For example, if you have changed Makefiles, autoconf files, or anything
+     else that impacts the build system.
+
 How we use Git branches
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