From 7c383bcfa4dc2efd2728a33487da7b7ee996a6fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gibson Fahnestock Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 15:14:14 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: update CONTRIBUTING.md to address editing PRs Add more info about the contribution process after PR submission. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/9259 Reviewed-By: James M Snell Reviewed-By: Rich Trott Reviewed-By: Santiago Gimeno Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 65 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 61 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 120fdeaf3b0c6e..17aa305f8c7fe4 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ $ git config --global user.name "J. Random User" $ git config --global user.email "j.random.user@example.com" ``` +Add and commit: + +```text +$ git add my/changed/files +$ git commit +``` + Writing good commit logs is important. A commit log should describe what changed and why. Follow these guidelines when writing one: @@ -194,10 +201,60 @@ $ git push origin my-branch Go to https://github.com/yourusername/node and select your branch. Click the 'Pull Request' button and fill out the form. -Pull requests are usually reviewed within a few days. If there are comments -to address, apply your changes in a separate commit and push that to your -branch. Post a comment in the pull request afterwards; GitHub does -not send out notifications when you add commits. +Pull requests are usually reviewed within a few days. + +### Step 7: Discuss and update + +You will probably get feedback or requests for changes to your Pull Request. +This is a big part of the submission process, so don't be disheartened! + +To make changes to an existing Pull Request, make the changes to your branch. +When you push that branch to your fork, GitHub will automatically update the +Pull Request. + +You can push more commits to your branch: + +```text +$ git add my/changed/files +$ git commit +$ git push origin my-branch +``` + +Or you can rebase against master: + +```text +$ git fetch --all +$ git rebase origin/master +$ git push --force-with-lease origin my-branch +``` + +Or you can amend the last commit (for example if you want to change the commit +log). + +```text +$ git add any/changed/files +$ git commit --amend +$ git push --force-with-lease origin my-branch +``` + +**Important:** The `git push --force-with-lease` command is one of the few ways +to delete history in git. Before you use it, make sure you understand the risks. +If in doubt, you can always ask for guidance in the Pull Request or on +[IRC in the #node-dev channel](https://webchat.freenode.net?channels=node-dev&uio=d4). + +Feel free to post a comment in the Pull Request to ping reviewers if you are +awaiting an answer on something. + + +### Step 8: Landing + +Once your Pull Request has been reviewed and approved by at least one Node.js +Collaborators (often by saying LGTM, or Looks Good To Me), and as long as +there is consensus (no objections from a Collaborator), a +Collaborator can merge the Pull Request . GitHub often shows the Pull Request as + `Closed` at this point, but don't worry. If you look at the branch you raised + your Pull Request against (probably `master`), you should see a commit with + your name on it. Congratulations and thanks for your contribution! ## Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1