From 175d38ca231d0dd9cca3bbebae40f797346a850d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Heiko Voigt Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:55:14 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] SubmittingPatches: document how to reference previous commits To reference previous commits people used to put just the abbreviated SHA-1 into commit messages. This is what has evolved as a more stable format for referencing commits. So lets document it for everyone to look-up when needed. Signed-off-by: Heiko Voigt Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index e8ad978824..500230c054 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ its behaviour. Try to make sure your explanation can be understood without external resources. Instead of giving a URL to a mailing list archive, summarize the relevant points of the discussion. +If you want to reference a previous commit in the history of a stable +branch use the format "abbreviated sha1 (subject, date)". So for example +like this: "Commit f86a374 (pack-bitmap.c: fix a memleak, 2015-03-30) +noticed [...]". + (3) Generate your patch using Git tools out of your commits. -- 2.11.4.GIT