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| author |  René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de> | 2013-11-27 01:28:39 +0100 |
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| committer |  Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2013-11-27 11:05:58 -0800 |
| commit | eaa6c987e68c78a2d537480c5b06c42177f9c286 (patch) | |
| tree | d9cecf600f6012d9136c772851b3391e7be453d4 /Documentation | |
| parent | Merge branch 'maint-1.8.2' into maint-1.8.3 (diff) | |
| download | tgif-eaa6c987e68c78a2d537480c5b06c42177f9c286.tar.xz | |
SubmittingPatches: document how to handle multiple patches
Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 11 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index d0a4733e45..9d230b3eb2 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -126,8 +126,15 @@ People on the Git mailing list need to be able to read and comment on the changes you are submitting. It is important for a developer to be able to "quote" your changes, using standard e-mail tools, so that they may comment on specific portions of -your code. For this reason, all patches should be submitted -"inline". If your log message (including your name on the +your code. For this reason, each patch should be submitted +"inline" in a separate message. + +Multiple related patches should be grouped into their own e-mail +thread to help readers find all parts of the series. To that end, +send them as replies to either an additional "cover letter" message +(see below), the first patch, or the respective preceding patch. + +If your log message (including your name on the Signed-off-by line) is not writable in ASCII, make sure that you send off a message in the correct encoding. |