Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 14:11:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Sheldon Hearn <axl@iafrica.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PR's without [PATCH] in synopsis Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9810061410220.19930-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <15612.907534738@axl.training.iafrica.com>
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On Sun, 4 Oct 1998, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Recently, a li'l birdie told me that it's a good idea to put text in the > synopsis of PR's that indicates the PR's contain patches, and aren't > just bug reports without suggested fixes. The examples were "[PATCH]" > and "[DIFFs supplied]". > > The reasoning was that there are times when a committer may decide to > spend a little time clearing out PR's but may not feel like doing hard > work. In such cases, the committer might look for text in synopses of > PR's that would indicate "easy commits". > > I've submitted a couple of PR's which would constitute "easy commits" > and I'm wondering whether there's a way to change the synopsis of a > submitted PR. Any ideas? Only committers and others with freefall access can change the synopses. > If not, is there a way to bring to the attention of committers the fact > that my existing PR's include patches without seeming rude or pushy? > Obviously, in the future I'll ensure that my PR synopses contain "easy > commit" indicators. If you think they're 'must be for 3.0' material bring them to the attention of hackers@freebsd.org. Obviously put the PR numbers in or you're going to get laughed at. If they're documentation-related, I'll take a look at it. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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