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| author | Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com> | 2022-12-12 15:04:49 +0200 |
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| committer | Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com> | 2022-12-12 15:51:39 +0200 |
| commit | e653f4c13e32225c2d1c304f3e6c44ff4efbdfe9 (patch) | |
| tree | 721956a4c96200a87a4b8ddd84d3ac6b1f167dc0 /Documentation/contributing.rst | |
| parent | b026e4a6a0a620ce994938c3d1babd3f3df4a47e (diff) | |
Documentation: contributing: Add commit message guidelines
All developers, whether junior or experienced, can benefit from
improving their commit message writing skills. Add a paragraph to the
contribution documentation to explain this, with a link to a good guide.
Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
Reviewed-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham@ideasonboard.com>
Reviewed-by: Umang Jain <umang.jain@ideasonboard.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/contributing.rst b/Documentation/contributing.rst index 6405c5fb..2f0b4921 100644 --- a/Documentation/contributing.rst +++ b/Documentation/contributing.rst @@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ code that is as easy to read, understand and maintain as possible. This is made possible by a set of :ref:`coding-style-guidelines` that all submissions are expected to follow. +We also care about the quality of commit messages. A good commit message not +only describes what a commit does, but why it does so. By conveying clear +information about the purpose of the commit, it helps speeding up reviews. +Regardless of whether you're new to git or have years of experience, +https://cbea.ms/git-commit/ is always a good guide to read to improve your +commit message writing skills. + The patch submission process for libcamera is similar to the Linux kernel, and goes through the `libcamera-devel`_ mailing list. If you have no previous experience with ``git-send-email``, or just experience trouble configuring it |