[PATCH maintainer-tools 3/3] dim.rst: update CONTRIBUTING instructions

Daniel Vetter daniel at ffwll.ch
Wed Apr 5 12:12:54 UTC 2017


On Wed, Apr 05, 2017 at 12:15:25PM +0100, Eric Engestrom wrote:
> Suggest using git-config instead of a flag on format-patch.
> While at it, use the more common "PATCH foo" subject prefix.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Engestrom <eric.engestrom at imgtec.com>
> ---
>  dim.rst | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/dim.rst b/dim.rst
> index b99248e..c650317 100644
> --- a/dim.rst
> +++ b/dim.rst
> @@ -476,10 +476,11 @@ CONTRIBUTING
>  ============
>  
>  Submit patches for any of the maintainer tools to the
> -intel-gfx at lists.freedesktop.org mailing list with [maintainer-tools PATCH]
> +intel-gfx at lists.freedesktop.org mailing list with [PATCH maintainer-tools]
>  prefix. Use::
>  
> -  $ git format-patch --subject-prefix="maintainer-tools PATCH"
> +  $ git config sendemail.to intel-gfx at lists.freedesktop.org
> +  $ git config format.subjectprefix 'PATCH maintainer-tools'

With dim this is a worktree checkout, which means all kernel patches end
up looking like this. Can we make this branch-specific?
-Daniel

>  
>  for that. Please make sure your patches pass the build and self tests by
>  running::
> -- 
> Cheers,
>   Eric
> 

-- 
Daniel Vetter
Software Engineer, Intel Corporation
http://blog.ffwll.ch


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