[XeTeX] I want to commit to xetex, how to make a pull request?

[Tuff Contender]

>
> On 08/12/2022 09:22, Tuff Contender wrote:
> > The code on XeTeX - Unicode-based TeX / Code / [bc89c7] (sourceforge.net)
> > <https://sourceforge.net/p/xetex/code/ci/master/tree/> seems not up to
> > date, since the last modification is on 2020-01-20.
> > [image: image.png]
> > Where should I submit a merge request to?
>
> What makes you think it's not up-to-date? (Other than some TL version
> strings, I imagine this is the same code as in TL, etc.) That said, I'd
> likely look to send a patch in the first instance to TL, as it tends to
> be the place that any changes actually happen.
I viewed the page https://sourceforge.net/p/xetex/code/ci/master/tree/
and found the last change is on 2020-01-20, here's the snapshot
https://tug.org/pipermail/xetex/attachments/20221208/db8bad7f/attachment-0001.png

>
> > Still there are some other problems related to commits to the project.
> > 1. It is advised to make patches in the `xetex.ch` file, not `xetex.web`.
> > But I can find changes in both `*tex.web` and `*tex.ch`. So which one am I
> > supposed to modify?
>
> I think both to keep them in line with each other.
>
> > 2. In `.ch` files, what's those after "@x" and "@y", are they comments? How
> > do I write them?
>
> Yes, they are there for humans to understand what's going on.
>
> What changes are you considering suggesting?
>
> Joseph

I'm fixing a `map_char_to_glyph' error, as shown in
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/578372

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Srik Wanar