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@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Checklist (and a short version for the impatient):
commit message (or just use the option "-s" when
committing) to confirm that you agree to the Developer's
Certificate of Origin
+ - make sure that you have tests for the bug you are fixing
+ - make sure that the test suite passes after your commit
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@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ Checklist (and a short version for the impatient):
- if you change, add, or remove a command line option or
make some other user interface change, the associated
documentation should be updated as well.
+ - if your name is not writable in ASCII, make sure that
+ you send off a message in the correct encoding.
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