From e89db8745eb19372439554b497bf3fa4761f5524 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Loui Chang Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 23:55:33 -0400 Subject: HACKING: Keep commits small Signed-off-by: Loui Chang --- HACKING | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING index 1f743aae..4f0831c3 100644 --- a/HACKING +++ b/HACKING @@ -36,8 +36,11 @@ http://mailman.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/aur-dev Base your patches on the master branch as forward development is done there. When writing patches please keep unnecessary changes to a minimum. + +Try to keep your commits small and focused. Smaller patches are much easier to review and have a better chance of being -pushed more quickly into the main repo. +pushed more quickly into the main repo. Smaller commits also makes reviewing +the commit history and tracking down specific changes much easier. Try to make your commit messages brief but descriptive. -- cgit v1.2.3-24-g4f1b