From c9f17dd85d6e24e2908083ab6ff3e39478004b55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mayukha Vadari Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 23:16:50 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Update CONTRIBUTING.md for XLS submission guidelines (#6065) This change clarifies the status of XLS in the pull request process. --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index a5e0933d00..760e11bea6 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -47,13 +47,18 @@ choose the next available standard number, and open a discussion with an appropriate title to propose your draft standard. When you submit a pull request, please link the corresponding XLS in the -description. An XLS still in draft status is considered a +description. An XLS still in `Draft` status is considered a work-in-progress and open for discussion. Please allow time for questions, suggestions, and changes to the XLS draft. It is the responsibility of the XLS author to update the draft to match the final implementation when its corresponding pull request is merged, unless the author delegates that responsibility to others. +Any amendment or major RPC change requires either a new XLS or an update +to an existing XLS. Neither change will be released (in an amendment's +case, marked as `Supported::yes`) until the corresponding XLS's status +is `Final`. + ## Before making a pull request (Or marking a draft pull request as ready.)