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sure to separate the include statements using a blank line (clang-format may
sort include statements, but does not sort across empty lines).
+## CMakeLists specific
+
+- Make sure list arguments (e.g. sources, libraries) given to commands (e.g.
+ `target_sources`, `target_link_libraries`) are on separate lines. This makes
+ resolving merge conflicts when multiple sources were added by different
+ people to the same CMakeLists.txt easier.
+
# Documentation
- All documentation is written in U.S. English
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- External libraries should be included as Git submodules under the `lib/`
subdirectory
+- When adding new submodules, make sure to manually set the `branch` and
+ `shallow` options in the [.gitmodules](./.gitmodules) file