From: Wyatt Preul Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 21:03:25 +0000 (-0600) Subject: collaborator_guide: clarify commit message rules X-Git-Tag: v4.4.1~19 X-Git-Url: http://review.tizen.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=7a10fd3a56482fd66135a4bba7857a8977633916;p=platform%2Fupstream%2Fnodejs.git collaborator_guide: clarify commit message rules Italicize the full URL being required in metadata. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5661 Reviewed-By: Rich Trott Reviewed-By: James Snell --- diff --git a/COLLABORATOR_GUIDE.md b/COLLABORATOR_GUIDE.md index 4e30771..90d73e8 100644 --- a/COLLABORATOR_GUIDE.md +++ b/COLLABORATOR_GUIDE.md @@ -93,14 +93,17 @@ information regarding the change process: - A `Reviewed-By: Name ` line for yourself and any other Collaborators who have reviewed the change. -- A `PR-URL:` line that references the full GitHub URL of the original +- A `PR-URL:` line that references the *full* GitHub URL of the original pull request being merged so it's easy to trace a commit back to the conversation that led up to that change. -- A `Fixes: X` line, where _X_ is either includes the full GitHub URL +- A `Fixes: X` line, where _X_ either includes the *full* GitHub URL for an issue, and/or the hash and commit message if the commit fixes a bug in a previous commit. Multiple `Fixes:` lines may be added if appropriate. +Review the commit message to ensure that it adheres to the guidelines +outlined in the [contributing](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#step-3-commit) guide. + See the commit log for examples such as [this one](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b636ba8186) if unsure exactly how to format your commit messages.