Like code, they should be reviewed by any other relevant teams.
The goal is not to *own* a decision, but to *share* it with other teams, and improve the build tool together.

### Format

The format for ADR should follow this template:

```markdown
# ADR-000X - Title

## Date

20YY-MM-DD

## Context

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna

	"BLE":   true,
	"CALL":  true,
	"CBZ":   true,
	"CBZW":  true,
	"CBNZ":  true,
	"CBNZW": true,
	"JMP":   true,
	"TBNZ":  true,
	"TBZ":   true,

	// ADR isn't really a jump, but it takes a PC or label reference,
	// which needs to patched like a jump.
	"ADR":  true,
	"ADRP": true,
}

func jumpArm64(word string) bool {
	return arm64Jump[word]
}

var arm64SpecialOperand map[string]arm64.SpecialOperand

# ADR-0009 - Use American English

## Date

2025-11-24

## Context

Gradle is an international open-source project with contributors from around the world. English is the primary language for code, comments, documentation, and communication, but there are variations in English spelling and terminology, specifically American English vs. British English.

Inconsistency in spelling conventions can lead to several issues:

# ADR-0008 - Use NullAway for null checking

## Date

2025-08-06

## Context

Our codebase uses `null` extensively to represent an absence of value or optionality of the argument.
We utilize nullness annotations in Java code and somewhat rely on IDE warnings to guide us.
However, the Java code we have is not fully annotated, which causes several consequences:
* IDE warnings can be misleading

	BEQ	1(PC)
	BEQ	2(PC)
	TBZ	$1, R1, 2(PC)
	TBNZ	$2, R2, 2(PC)
	JMP	foo(SB)
	CALL	foo(SB)

// ADR
	ADR	next, R11     // ADR R11 // 2b000010
next:
	NOP
	ADR -2(PC), R10    // 0a000010
	ADR 2(PC), R16     // 10000010
	ADR -26(PC), R1    // 01000010
	ADR 12(PC), R2     // 02000010
	ADRP -2(PC), R10   // 0a000090
	ADRP 2(PC), R16    // 10000090
	ADRP -26(PC), R1   // 01000090

* Use American English spelling in code, comments, and documentation (e.g., "color" not "colour", "initialize" not "initialise"). See [ADR-0009](architecture/standards/0009-use-american-english.md) for details.

		}
		p.errorf("wrong number of arguments to %s instruction", op)
		return
	case 1:
		target = &a[0]
	case 2:
		// Special 2-operand jumps.
		if p.arch.Family == sys.ARM64 && arch.IsARM64ADR(op) {
			// ADR label, R. Label is in From.
			target = &a[0]
			prog.To = a[1]
			targetAddr = &prog.From
		} else {
			target = &a[1]
			prog.From = a[0]
		}
	case 3:
		if p.arch.Family == sys.PPC64 {