README: enhance contributing section #3219
Merged
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.
Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.
Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.
You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.
Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.
This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.
Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.
Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.
Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
This PR updates the README.md file to provide clearer guidance for new contributors, specifically addressing challenges encountered during binary compatibility check.
New contributors may experience difficulties when attempting to run
core/mimaReportBinaryIssues
, as tags are not fetched by default during forking.I have enhanced the Contribution section with more details on how to properly check binary compatibility, including the necessary steps to ensure that all relevant tags are fetched.