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guidelines for xedit
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xedit source code is maintained using the git version control system
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and is available at the following location:
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https://github.com/linuxmint/xedit
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Please don't commit directly to the git repository unless
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you have been given the green light to commit freely to xedit.
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When in doubt assume you haven't ;-).
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Please attach patches in GitHub.
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If the patch fixes a bug that is not reported yet or is
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an enhancement, create a new bugreport.
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If you are a translator feel free to mark strings for translation,
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fix typos in the code, etc.
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Please send patches for build & configure fixes too. I really appreciate
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your help, I just want to review these fixes before applying.
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If you are a "build sheriff", feel free to commit fixes for build and
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configure (please, send me an e-mail with the patch you have applied).
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When committing to the xedit git repository make sure to include a
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meaningful commit message. Changes without a sufficient commit message
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will be reverted. Commit messages should have the following format:
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=== begin example commit ===
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Short explanation of the commit
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Longer explanation explaining exactly what's changed, whether any
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external or private interfaces changed, what bugs were fixed (with bug
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tracker reference if applicable) and so forth. Be concise but not too brief.
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=== end example commit ===
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- Always add a brief description of the commit to the _first_ line of
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the commit and terminate by two newlines (it will work without the
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second newline, but that is not nice for the interfaces).
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- First line (the brief description) must only be one sentence and
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should start with a capital letter unless it starts with a lowercase
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symbol or identifier. Don't use a trailing period either. Don't exceed
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72 characters.
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- The main description (the body) is normal prose and should use normal
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punctuation and capital letters where appropriate. Normally, for patches
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sent to a mailing list it's copied from there.
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- When committing code on behalf of others use the --author option, e.g.
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git commit -a --author "Joe Coder <joe@coder.org>" and --signoff.
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Thanks,
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The xedit team.
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