From: Johannes Schindelin Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 15:37:54 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Begin SubmittingPatches with a check list X-Git-Tag: v1.5.0.4~22 X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=56333bac66ccdefa3f6d67f78da9f5267119c4a6;p=git.git Begin SubmittingPatches with a check list It seems that some people prefer a short list to a long text. But even for the latter group, a quick reminder list is useful. So, add a check list to Documentation/SubmittingPatches of what to do to get your patch accepted. Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 285781d9d..131bcff9b 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -1,3 +1,30 @@ +Checklist (and a short version for the impatient): + + - make commits of logical units + - check for unnecessary whitespace with "git diff --check" + before committing + - do not check in commented out code or unneeded files + - provide a meaningful commit message + - the first line of the commit message should be a short + description and should skip the full stop + - if you want your work included in git.git, add a + "Signed-off-by: Your Name " line to the + commit message (or just use the option "-s" when + committing) to confirm that you agree to the Developer's + Certificate of Origin + - do not PGP sign your patch + - use "git format-patch -M" to create the patch + - do not attach your patch, but read in the mail + body, unless you cannot teach your mailer to + leave the formatting of the patch alone. + - be careful doing cut & paste into your mailer, not to + corrupt whitespaces. + - provide additional information (which is unsuitable for + the commit message) between the "---" and the diffstat + - send the patch to the list _and_ the maintainer + +Long version: + I started reading over the SubmittingPatches document for Linux kernel, primarily because I wanted to have a document similar to it for the core GIT to make sure people understand what they are