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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index d12094bac5..e409022d93 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -74,10 +74,9 @@ the feature triggers the new behavior when it should, and to show the feature does not trigger when it shouldn't. After any code change, make sure that the entire test suite passes. -If you have an account at GitHub (and you can get one for free to work -on open source projects), you can use their Travis CI integration to -test your changes on Linux, Mac (and hopefully soon Windows). See -GitHub-Travis CI hints section for details. +Pushing to a fork of https://github.com/git/git will use their CI +integration to test your changes on Linux, Mac and Windows. See the +<<GHCI,GitHub CI>> section for details. Do not forget to update the documentation to describe the updated behavior and make sure that the resulting documentation set formats @@ -117,10 +116,13 @@ If in doubt which identifier to use, run `git log --no-merges` on the files you are modifying to see the current conventions. [[summary-section]] -It's customary to start the remainder of the first line after "area: " -with a lower-case letter. E.g. "doc: clarify...", not "doc: -Clarify...", or "githooks.txt: improve...", not "githooks.txt: -Improve...". +The title sentence after the "area:" prefix omits the full stop at the +end, and its first word is not capitalized unless there is a reason to +capitalize it other than because it is the first word in the sentence. +E.g. "doc: clarify...", not "doc: Clarify...", or "githooks.txt: +improve...", not "githooks.txt: Improve...". But "refs: HEAD is also +treated as a ref" is correct, as we spell `HEAD` in all caps even when +it appears in the middle of a sentence. [[meaningful-message]] The body should provide a meaningful commit message, which: @@ -164,6 +166,85 @@ or, on an older version of Git without support for --pretty=reference: git show -s --date=short --pretty='format:%h (%s, %ad)' <commit> .... +[[sign-off]] +=== Certify your work by adding your `Signed-off-by` trailer + +To improve tracking of who did what, we ask you to certify that you +wrote the patch or have the right to pass it on under the same license +as ours, by "signing off" your patch. Without sign-off, we cannot +accept your patches. + +If (and only if) you certify the below D-C-O: + +[[dco]] +.Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1 +____ +By making a contribution to this project, I certify that: + +a. The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I + have the right to submit it under the open source license + indicated in the file; or + +b. The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best + of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source + license and I have the right under that license to submit that + work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part + by me, under the same open source license (unless I am + permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated + in the file; or + +c. The contribution was provided directly to me by some other + person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified + it. + +d. I understand and agree that this project and the contribution + are public and that a record of the contribution (including all + personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is + maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with + this project or the open source license(s) involved. +____ + +you add a "Signed-off-by" trailer to your commit, that looks like +this: + +.... + Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@developer.example.org> +.... + +This line can be added by Git if you run the git-commit command with +the -s option. + +Notice that you can place your own `Signed-off-by` trailer when +forwarding somebody else's patch with the above rules for +D-C-O. Indeed you are encouraged to do so. Do not forget to +place an in-body "From: " line at the beginning to properly attribute +the change to its true author (see (2) above). + +This procedure originally came from the Linux kernel project, so our +rule is quite similar to theirs, but what exactly it means to sign-off +your patch differs from project to project, so it may be different +from that of the project you are accustomed to. + +[[real-name]] +Also notice that a real name is used in the `Signed-off-by` trailer. Please +don't hide your real name. + +[[commit-trailers]] +If you like, you can put extra tags at the end: + +. `Reported-by:` is used to credit someone who found the bug that + the patch attempts to fix. +. `Acked-by:` says that the person who is more familiar with the area + the patch attempts to modify liked the patch. +. `Reviewed-by:`, unlike the other tags, can only be offered by the + reviewers themselves when they are completely satisfied with the + patch after a detailed analysis. +. `Tested-by:` is used to indicate that the person applied the patch + and found it to have the desired effect. + +You can also create your own tag or use one that's in common usage +such as "Thanks-to:", "Based-on-patch-by:", or "Mentored-by:". + [[git-tools]] === Generate your patch using Git tools out of your commits. @@ -299,86 +380,6 @@ Do not forget to add trailers such as `Acked-by:`, `Reviewed-by:` and `Tested-by:` lines as necessary to credit people who helped your patch, and "cc:" them when sending such a final version for inclusion. -[[sign-off]] -=== Certify your work by adding your `Signed-off-by` trailer - -To improve tracking of who did what, we ask you to certify that you -wrote the patch or have the right to pass it on under the same license -as ours, by "signing off" your patch. Without sign-off, we cannot -accept your patches. - -If you can certify the below D-C-O: - -[[dco]] -.Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1 -____ -By making a contribution to this project, I certify that: - -a. The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I - have the right to submit it under the open source license - indicated in the file; or - -b. The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best - of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source - license and I have the right under that license to submit that - work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part - by me, under the same open source license (unless I am - permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated - in the file; or - -c. The contribution was provided directly to me by some other - person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified - it. - -d. I understand and agree that this project and the contribution - are public and that a record of the contribution (including all - personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is - maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with - this project or the open source license(s) involved. -____ - -you add a "Signed-off-by" trailer to your commit, that looks like -this: - -.... - Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@developer.example.org> -.... - -This line can be added by Git if you run the git-commit command with -the -s option. - -Notice that you can place your own `Signed-off-by` trailer when -forwarding somebody else's patch with the above rules for -D-C-O. Indeed you are encouraged to do so. Do not forget to -place an in-body "From: " line at the beginning to properly attribute -the change to its true author (see (2) above). - -This procedure originally came from the Linux kernel project, so our -rule is quite similar to theirs, but what exactly it means to sign-off -your patch differs from project to project, so it may be different -from that of the project you are accustomed to. - -[[real-name]] -Also notice that a real name is used in the `Signed-off-by` trailer. Please -don't hide your real name. - -[[commit-trailers]] -If you like, you can put extra tags at the end: - -. `Reported-by:` is used to credit someone who found the bug that - the patch attempts to fix. -. `Acked-by:` says that the person who is more familiar with the area - the patch attempts to modify liked the patch. -. `Reviewed-by:`, unlike the other tags, can only be offered by the - reviewer and means that she is completely satisfied that the patch - is ready for application. It is usually offered only after a - detailed review. -. `Tested-by:` is used to indicate that the person applied the patch - and found it to have the desired effect. - -You can also create your own tag or use one that's in common usage -such as "Thanks-to:", "Based-on-patch-by:", or "Mentored-by:". - == Subsystems with dedicated maintainers Some parts of the system have dedicated maintainers with their own @@ -447,13 +448,12 @@ their trees themselves. entitled "What's cooking in git.git" and "What's in git.git" giving the status of various proposed changes. -[[travis]] -== GitHub-Travis CI hints +== GitHub CI[[GHCI]]] -With an account at GitHub (you can get one for free to work on open -source projects), you can use Travis CI to test your changes on Linux, -Mac (and hopefully soon Windows). You can find a successful example -test build here: https://travis-ci.org/git/git/builds/120473209 +With an account at GitHub, you can use GitHub CI to test your changes +on Linux, Mac and Windows. See +https://github.com/git/git/actions/workflows/main.yml for examples of +recent CI runs. Follow these steps for the initial setup: @@ -461,31 +461,18 @@ Follow these steps for the initial setup: You can find detailed instructions how to fork here: https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/ -. Open the Travis CI website: https://travis-ci.org - -. Press the "Sign in with GitHub" button. - -. Grant Travis CI permissions to access your GitHub account. - You can find more information about the required permissions here: - https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/github-oauth-scopes - -. Open your Travis CI profile page: https://travis-ci.org/profile - -. Enable Travis CI builds for your Git fork. - -After the initial setup, Travis CI will run whenever you push new changes +After the initial setup, CI will run whenever you push new changes to your fork of Git on GitHub. You can monitor the test state of all your -branches here: https://travis-ci.org/__<Your GitHub handle>__/git/branches +branches here: https://github.com/<Your GitHub handle>/git/actions/workflows/main.yml If a branch did not pass all test cases then it is marked with a red -cross. In that case you can click on the failing Travis CI job and -scroll all the way down in the log. Find the line "<-- Click here to see -detailed test output!" and click on the triangle next to the log line -number to expand the detailed test output. Here is such a failing -example: https://travis-ci.org/git/git/jobs/122676187 - -Fix the problem and push your fix to your Git fork. This will trigger -a new Travis CI build to ensure all tests pass. +cross. In that case you can click on the failing job and navigate to +"ci/run-build-and-tests.sh" and/or "ci/print-test-failures.sh". You +can also download "Artifacts" which are tarred (or zipped) archives +with test data relevant for debugging. + +Then fix the problem and push your fix to your GitHub fork. This will +trigger a new CI build to ensure all tests pass. [[mua]] == MUA specific hints |