# TODO [Pull request](https://github.com/carbon-language/carbon-lang/pull/####) ## Table of contents - [TODO: Initial proposal setup](#todo-initial-proposal-setup) - [Problem](#problem) - [Background](#background) - [Proposal](#proposal) - [Details](#details) - [Alternatives considered](#alternatives-considered) ## TODO: Initial proposal setup > TIP: Run `../src/scripts/new-proposal.py "TITLE"` to do new proposal setup. 1. Copy this template to `new.md`, and create a commit. 2. Create a GitHub pull request, to get a pull request number. - Add the `proposal` and `WIP` labels to the pull request. 3. Rename `new.md` to `/proposals/p####.md`, where `####` should be the pull request number. 4. Update the title of the proposal (the `TODO` on line 1). 5. Update the link to the pull request (the `####` on line 11). 6. Delete this section. TODOs indicate where content should be updated for a proposal. See [Carbon Governance and Evolution](/docs/project/evolution.md) for more details. ## Problem TODO: What problem are you trying to solve? How important is that problem? Who is impacted by it? ## Background TODO: Is there any background that readers should consider to fully understand this problem and your approach to solving it? ## Proposal TODO: Briefly and at a high level, how do you propose to solve the problem? Why will that in fact solve it? ## Details TODO: Fully explain the details of the proposed solution. ## Alternatives considered TODO: What alternative solutions have you considered?