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| author | Sami Kerola | 2015-01-07 20:25:39 +0100 |
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| committer | Karel Zak | 2015-01-08 14:26:02 +0100 |
| commit | 742d7721b22e8191dbc0e2e0a0b827d2708dc6c4 (patch) | |
| tree | dfc084568efde14bcae83df1fb99acad783b680a /Documentation/howto-contribute.txt | |
| parent | docs: small improvements to howto-contribute.txt (diff) | |
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docs: add howto-pull-request.txt
Reference: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.utilities.util-linux-ng/10431
Signed-off-by: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@iki.fi>
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diff --git a/Documentation/howto-contribute.txt b/Documentation/howto-contribute.txt index 554d6b324..6d3e7892d 100644 --- a/Documentation/howto-contribute.txt +++ b/Documentation/howto-contribute.txt @@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ Patches distribution-neutral. No RPMs/DEBs/... are provided - get yours from your distributor. - * patches are delivered via email only. Downloading them from - internet servers is a pain. + * patches are delivered via email or git remote repository only. + Downloading them from internet servers is a pain. See + howto-pull-request.txt for remote repository instructions. * one patch per email, with the changelog in the body of the email. @@ -112,6 +113,9 @@ Patching process * Mark resubmission with [PATCH v2]. Hint: git format-patch origin/master..yourbranch --subject-prefix='PATCH v2' + * Use of remote repository for resubmission can be good idea. + See also howto-pull-request.txt + * All patch submissions, big or small, are either commented, reject, or merge. When maintainer rejects a patch (series) it is pointless to resubmit. |