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| author | Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com> | 2010-10-02 10:07:43 +0530 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2010-10-06 13:45:42 -0700 |
| commit | 95b7a41a80e56e3df904a2080d0665565c231272 (patch) | |
| tree | e4a17452c4829b466992b6d074e428dca62710e6 | |
| parent | 6db2103f92cf6c5caeeddec0bfd5f57f94e81d81 (diff) | |
| download | git-95b7a41a80e56e3df904a2080d0665565c231272.tar.gz | |
SubmittingPatches: Document some extra tags used in commit messages
Document the meanings of the tags "Reported-by:", "Acked-by:",
"Reviewed-by:" and "Tested-by:" clearly. Also mention that the user is
free to use any custom tags.
Helped-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Liked-by: Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 21 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index ece3c77482..72741ebda1 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -264,12 +264,21 @@ the change to its true author (see (2) above). Also notice that a real name is used in the Signed-off-by: line. Please don't hide your real name. -Some people also put extra tags at the end. - -"Acked-by:" says that the patch was reviewed by the person who -is more familiar with the issues and the area the patch attempts -to modify. "Tested-by:" says the patch was tested by the person -and found to have the desired effect. +If you like, you can put extra tags at the end: + +1. "Reported-by:" is used to to credit someone who found the bug that + the patch attempts to fix. +2. "Acked-by:" says that the person who is more familiar with the area + the patch attempts to modify liked the patch. +3. "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. +4. "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:". ------------------------------------------------ An ideal patch flow |