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authorBrice Waegeneire <brice@waegenei.re>2020-05-03 12:11:49 +0200
committerBrice Waegeneire <brice@waegenei.re>2020-05-12 22:10:11 +0200
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doc: Specify the branch name in the title of a patch.
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add branch name in the title of a patch if different than master.
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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
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@@ -1083,12 +1083,14 @@ guix pull --url=/path/to/your/checkout --profile=/tmp/guix.master
@end enumerate
When posting a patch to the mailing list, use @samp{[PATCH] @dots{}} as
-a subject. You may use your email client or the @command{git
-send-email} command (@pxref{Sending a Patch Series}). We prefer to get
-patches in plain text messages, either inline or as MIME attachments.
-You are advised to pay attention if your email client changes anything
-like line breaks or indentation which could potentially break the
-patches.
+a subject, if your patch is to be applied on a branch other than
+@code{master}, say @code{core-updates}, specify it in the subject like
+@samp{[PATCH core-updates] @dots{}}. You may use your email client or
+the @command{git send-email} command (@pxref{Sending a Patch Series}).
+We prefer to get patches in plain text messages, either inline or as
+MIME attachments. You are advised to pay attention if your email client
+changes anything like line breaks or indentation which could potentially
+break the patches.
When a bug is resolved, please close the thread by sending an email to
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