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There's no point in having a separate file detailing how commits ought
to work, considering we already have a contribution guide.
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@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Windows, or macOS).
You should start by forking the GTK repository from the GitLab web UI, and
cloning from your fork:
```ssh
```sh
$ git clone https://gitlab.gnome.org/yourusername/gtk.git
$ cd gtk
```
@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ $ cd _builddir
$ ninja
```
**Note**: For information about submitting patches and pushing changes
to Git, see the [README.md](./README.md) and [README.commits.md](./README.commits.md) files. In particular,
don't, under any circumstances, push anything to Git before reading and
understanding [README.commits.md](./README.commits.md).
Typically, you should work on your own branch:
```sh
@ -63,3 +58,86 @@ to the Git repository and open a new merge request, to let the GTK
maintainers review your contribution. The [CODE-OWNERS](./docs/CODE-OWNERS)
document contains the list of core contributors to GTK and the areas for
which they are responsible.
### Commit messages
The expected format for git commit messages is as follows:
```plain
Short explanation of the commit
Longer explanation explaining exactly what's changed, whether any
external or private interfaces changed, what bugs were fixed (with bug
tracker reference if applicable) and so forth. Be concise but not too
brief.
```
- Always add a brief description of the commit to the _first_ line of
the commit and terminate by two newlines (it will work without the
second newline, but that is not nice for the interfaces).
- First line (the brief description) must only be one sentence and
should start with a capital letter unless it starts with a lowercase
symbol or identifier. Don't use a trailing period either. Don't exceed
72 characters.
- The main description (the body) is normal prose and should use normal
punctuation and capital letters where appropriate. Consider the commit
message as an email sent to the developers (or yourself, six months
down the line) detailing **why** you changed something. There's no need
to specify the **how**: the changes can be inlined.
- When committing code on behalf of others use the `--author` option, e.g.
`git commit -a --author "Joe Coder <joe@coder.org>"` and `--signoff`.
- If your commit is addressing an issue, use the GitLab syntax to
automatically close the issue on push:
```plain
Closes #1234
```
or:
```plain
Fixes #1234
```
or:
```plain
Closes https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/issues/1234
```
### Access to the GTK repository
GTK+ is part of the GNOME infrastructure. At the current time, any
person with write access to the GNOME repository can make changes to
GTK+. This is a good thing, in that it encourages many people to work
on GTK+, and progress can be made quickly. However, GTK+ is a fairly
large and complicated package that many other things depend on, so to
avoid unnecessary breakage, and to take advantage of the knowledge
about GTK+ that has been built up over the years, we'd like to ask
people committing to GTK+ to follow a few rules:
0. Ask first. If your changes are major, or could possibly break existing
code, you should always ask. If your change is minor and you've
been working on GTK+ for a while it probably isn't necessary
to ask. But when in doubt, ask. Even if your change is correct,
somebody may know a better way to do things.
If you are making changes to GTK+, you should be subscribed
to [gtk-devel-list](https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-devel-list).
This is a good place to ask about intended changes.
`#gtk+` on GIMPNet (irc.gnome.org) is also a good place to find GTK+
developers to discuss changes, but if you live outside of the EU/US time
zones, email to gtk-devel-list is the most certain and preferred method.
0. Ask _first_.
0. Always write a meaningful commit message. Changes without a sufficient
commit message will be reverted.
0. Never push to master directly; you should always go through a merge
request, to ensure that the code is tested on the CI infrastructure
at the very least. A merge request is also the proper place to get a
comprehensive code review from the core developers of GTK.

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@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
GTK+ is part of the GNOME git repository. At the current time, any
person with write access to the GNOME repository, can make changes to
GTK+. This is a good thing, in that it encourages many people to work
on GTK+, and progress can be made quickly. However, GTK+ is a fairly
large and complicated package that many other things depend on, so to
avoid unnecessary breakage, and to take advantage of the knowledge
about GTK+ that has been built up over the years, we'd like to ask
people committing to GTK+ to follow a few rules:
0. Ask first. If your changes are major, or could possibly break existing
code, you should always ask. If your change is minor and you've
been working on GTK+ for a while it probably isn't necessary
to ask. But when in doubt, ask. Even if your change is correct,
somebody may know a better way to do things.
If you are making changes to GTK+, you should be subscribed
to gtk-devel-list@gnome.org. (Subscription address:
gtk-devel-list-request@gnome.org.) This is a good place to ask
about intended changes.
#gtk+ on GIMPNet (irc.gimp.org, irc.us.gimp.org, irc.eu.gimp.org, ...)
is also a good place to find GTK+ developers to discuss changes with,
however, email to gtk-devel-list is the most certain and preferred
method.
0. Ask _first_.
0. With git, we no longer maintain a ChangeLog file, but you are expected
to produce a meaningful commit message. Changes without a sufficient
commit message will be reverted. See below for the expected format
of commit messages.
Notes:
* When developing larger features or complicated bug fixes, it is
advisable to work in a branch in your own cloned GTK+ repository.
You may even consider making your repository publically available
so that others can easily test and review your changes.
* The expected format for git commit messages is as follows:
```
Short explanation of the commit
Longer explanation explaining exactly what's changed, whether any
external or private interfaces changed, what bugs were fixed (with bug
tracker reference if applicable) and so forth. Be concise but not too brief.
```
- Always add a brief description of the commit to the _first_ line of
the commit and terminate by two newlines (it will work without the
second newline, but that is not nice for the interfaces).
- First line (the brief description) must only be one sentence and
should start with a capital letter unless it starts with a lowercase
symbol or identifier. Don't use a trailing period either. Don't exceed
72 characters.
- The main description (the body) is normal prose and should use normal
punctuation and capital letters where appropriate. Normally, for patches
sent to a mailing list it's copied from there.
- When committing code on behalf of others use the `--author` option, e.g.
`git commit -a --author "Joe Coder <joe@coder.org>"` and `--signoff`.
Owen Taylor
13 Aug 1998
17 Apr 2001
Matthias Clasen
31 Mar 2009