1 Checklist (and a short version for the impatient):
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3 Please also see https://tortoisegit.org/contribute/!
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7 - open an issue on https://tortoisegit.org/issues or go to an
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8 issue you want to fix. Then you have one of the following options:
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9 . attach a patch there
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10 . provide a link to a branch you want the maintainers to pull from
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11 . open a GitLab merge request and put the link into the issue
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12 . open a GitHub pull request and put the link into the issue
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14 For exisiting issues it is recommended to start commenting on the issue
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15 in order to discuss possible solutions before starting coding.
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19 - make commits of (small) logical units
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20 - do not check in commented out code, unrelated changes or unneeded files
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21 - the subject (first line of the commit message) should be a short
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22 description and should skip the full stop. If it is about a bug
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23 report/issue, use "Fixed issue #NUMBER: ISSUE'S TITLE"
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24 - the second line of commit message should be an empty line
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25 - the body which starts from the third line should provide a meaningful
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27 - add a "Signed-off-by: Your Name <you@example.com>" line to the commit
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28 message to confirm that you agree to the Developer's Certificate of
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30 please use your real name.
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34 - based on Visual Studio default coding style (try to copy & paste)
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35 - the old code migrates to new coding style only when modifying it.
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36 - variable definitions (as it is a type definition; e.g., CGitHash* name
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38 - for `if`, `for`, `while` a spaces between the keyword and the
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39 parenthesis (e.g., if ()).
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40 - braces go on the next line for `if`, `for`, `else`, ...
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41 - If an `if` contains only one action, no braces needed.
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42 - function calls, there is no space before the parenthesis (e.g, method()).
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43 - no spaces before and after parentheses (e.g., (something)).
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44 - spaces between &&, + and other operands also after comma(,).
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45 - no variable shadowing.
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46 - for variable names: we don't have a strict rule here, should be speak
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48 - try not to nest too deeply and return as early as possible.
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49 - Only use `this` if needed.
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53 (0) Make separate commits for logically separate changes.
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55 Unless your patch is really trivial, you should not be sending
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56 out a patch that was generated between your working tree and
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57 your commit head. Instead, always make a commit with complete
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58 commit message and generate a series of patches from your
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61 Give an explanation for the change(s) that is detailed enough so
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62 that people can judge if it is good thing to do, without reading
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63 the actual patch text to determine how well the code does what
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64 the explanation promises to do.
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66 If your description starts to get too long, that's a sign that you
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67 probably need to split up your commit to finer grained pieces.
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68 That being said, patches which plainly describe the things that
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69 help reviewers check the patch, and future maintainers understand
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70 the code, are the most beautiful patches. Descriptions that summarise
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71 the point in the subject well, and describe the motivation for the
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72 change, the approach taken by the change, and if relevant how this
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73 differs substantially from the prior version, are all good things
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76 Oh, another thing. We are picky about whitespaces. To help ensure this
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77 does not happen, run git diff --check on your changes before you commit.
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80 (1a) Generate your patch using git tools out of your commits (Patch serial)
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82 git based diff tools generate unidiff which is the preferred format.
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84 Please make sure your patch does not include any extra files
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85 which do not belong in a patch submission. Make sure to review
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86 your patch after generating it, to ensure accuracy. Before
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87 sending out, please make sure it cleanly applies to the "master"
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91 (1b) Create a merge/pull request
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93 Push your changes to a public repository. Use a brief branch name
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94 describing your changes.
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96 Please make sure your pull request does not include any extra files
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97 which do not belong in a submission. Make sure to review your patch
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98 after generating it, to ensure accuracy.
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100 There is no need to generate a "formal" pull request. The URL and
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101 branchname is necessary - or create a GitLab merge request
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102 (https://gitlab.com/tortoisegit/tortoisegit/) or a GitHub pull request
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103 (https://github.com/TortoiseGit).
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108 To improve tracking of who did what, we've borrowed the
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109 "sign-off" procedure from the Linux kernel project on patches
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110 that are being emailed around. Although TortoiseGit is a lot
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111 smaller project it is a good discipline to follow it.
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113 The sign-off is a simple line at the end of the explanation for
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114 the patch, which certifies that you wrote it or otherwise have
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115 the right to pass it on as a open-source patch. The rules are
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116 pretty simple: if you can certify the below:
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118 Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
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120 By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
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122 (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
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123 have the right to submit it under the open source license
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124 indicated in the file; or
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126 (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
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127 of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
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128 license and I have the right under that license to submit that
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129 work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
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130 by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
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131 permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
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134 (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
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135 person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
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138 (d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
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139 are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
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140 personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
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141 maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
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142 this project or the open source license(s) involved.
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144 then you just add a line saying
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146 Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@developer.example.org>
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148 This line can be automatically added by Git and TortoiseGit.
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150 Also notice that a real name is used in the Signed-off-by: line. Please
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151 don't hide your real name.
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153 If you like, you can put extra tags at the end:
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155 1. "Reported-by:" is used to credit someone who found the bug that
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156 the patch attempts to fix.
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157 2. "Acked-by:" says that the person who is more familiar with the area
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158 the patch attempts to modify liked the patch.
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159 3. "Reviewed-by:", unlike the other tags, can only be offered by the
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160 reviewer and means that she is completely satisfied that the patch
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161 is ready for application. It is usually offered only after a
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163 4. "Tested-by:" is used to indicate that the person applied the patch
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164 and found it to have the desired effect.
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166 You can also create your own tag or use one that's in common usage
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167 such as "Thanks-to:", "Based-on-patch-by:", or "Mentored-by:".
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170 An ideal patch flow
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172 Here is an ideal patch flow for this project the current maintainer
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173 suggests to the contributors:
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175 (0) You come up with an itch. You code it up.
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176 For exisiting issues it is recommended to start commenting on the issue
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177 in order to discuss possible solutions before starting coding.
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179 (1) Open an issue on https://tortoisegit.org/issues or attach
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180 your changes to another already reported issue. Attach the patches
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181 or provide a merge/pull request (URL branch) there.
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183 (2) You get comments and suggestions for improvements. You may
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184 even get them in a "on top of your change" patch form.
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186 (3) Polish, refine, and re-send. Go back to step (2).
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188 (4) The patch will be applied to master.
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