docs: note legacy transloadit packaging

kvz · kvz · commit 69963f9f8e11 · 2026-01-16T19:26:43.000+01:00
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ Coverage reports are:
 
 View the coverage report locally by opening `coverage/index.html` in your browser.
 
+## Packaging the legacy `transloadit` package
+
+The `packages/transloadit` folder is a generated legacy wrapper. The `src` directory and top-level `README.md`, `CHANGELOG.md`, and `LICENSE` are produced during packing by `scripts/prepare-transloadit.js` and are not tracked in git. If you need to validate the legacy package contents, run:
+
+```sh
+yarn pack
+```
+
 ## Releasing
 
 Only maintainers can make releases. Releases to [npm](https://www.npmjs.com) are automated using GitHub actions. To make a release, perform the following steps:
