CONTRIBUTING.md

Contributing to llama-cpp-power8

Thank you for your interest in contributing to llama-cpp-power8!

How to Contribute

Reporting Bugs

1. Check if the bug has already been reported
2. Create a detailed bug report with:
   • Clear title and description
   • Steps to reproduce
   • Expected vs actual behavior
   • Environment details

Suggesting Features

1. Open an issue with a clear feature description
2. Explain why this feature would be useful
3. Provide any relevant examples or references

Pull Requests

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a branch, e.g. git checkout -b docs/contributing
3. Make your changes
4. If you touch build scripts or performance code, include before/after notes.
5. Commit with clear messages
6. Push your branch and open a PR

Build & Toolchain Notes

This repo contains POWER8-specific headers and benchmarking code intended to be copied into a llama.cpp checkout.

Requirements

• CMake 3.14+
• GCC with POWER8 support
• A POWER8 system (or cross toolchain) if you want to validate VSX/AltiVec changes

Quick sanity check

• altivec_benchmark.c should compile with appropriate POWER8 flags (see README).

Testing

There's no CI test suite here yet. Please include:

• what you changed
• how you validated it (compile command, bench output, etc.)

Code Style

• Follow the existing code style
• Add comments for complex logic
• Keep functions focused and small

Questions?

• Open an issue for questions
• Contact: scott@elyanlabs.ai

Recognition

Contributors will be recognized in the project README.