docs: update CONTRIBUTING.md
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Merged after approvals and passing CI. Updated CONTRIBUTING.md, removed HACKING.md, and reverted a redundant conf.py change. A reviewer noted a remaining README reference to HACKING.md requiring separate handling.
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- [X] Have you followed the [guidelines for contributing](https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)?
- [X] Have you signed the [CLA](http://www.ubuntu.com/legal/contributors/)?
- [X] Have you successfully run `make lint`?
- [X] Have you successfully run `make test`?
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SNAPCRAFT-1166
* Update CONTRIBUTING.md
* Remove HACKING.md
* Revert redundant change to `exclude_patterns` in `conf.py`
[Updated CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft/blob/work/update-contributing-guide/CONTRIBUTING.md)
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged after approvals and passing CI. Updated CONTRIBUTING.md, removed HACKING.md, and reverted a redundant conf.py change. A reviewer noted a remaining README reference to HACKING.md requiring separate handling. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged documentation update revising CONTRIBUTING.md, removing HACKING.md, and reverting a redundant conf.py change. A reviewer flagged a lingering README reference to the deleted file, but the changes were accepted and merged. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged documentation updates replacing HACKING.md with an updated CONTRIBUTING.md and reverting a conf.py change. A reviewer noted the README still references the removed file, requiring a follow-up fix. |
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