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[DOCS]: Add Troubleshooting Section for Tooling and Common Pitfalls #295

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Type of Documentation

New Documentation (doesn't exist yet)

Current Documentation Location

Currently missing. Proposed location: docs/troubleshooting/

Description of Need

Clear and accessible troubleshooting documentation is needed to capture non-obvious problems, debugging steps, and complex workarounds that have surfaced while integrating tools like just, addlicense, and pre-commit. These issues often require significant time to investigate and solve, and without documentation, future contributors (including ourselves) may repeat the same work.

This documentation will:

  • Save time for current and future contributors.
  • Serve as internal memory for long-term maintainers.
  • Lower the entry barrier for external open-source contributors.

Suggested Content

docs/troubleshooting/

Inside, add one Markdown file per tool or problem domain:

cross-platform-issues.md
docker-feature.md

warning-ci/cd.md

changelog-disable.md
codecov-feature.md

Each file should follow this outline:

# Troubleshooting: [Topic Name]

## 🧩 Issue Summary
## 🔍 Root Cause / Investigation
## 🛠️ Solution
## ⚠️ Non-obvious Details / Gotchas
## 🧪 How to Test or Reproduce
## 💬 Extra Notes


Link this section in README.md or CONTRIBUTING.md for visibility.

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