From: Stefano Lattarini Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:27:21 +0000 (+0100) Subject: HACKING: bug-tracker, the PLANS directory, and how to plan "big" changes X-Git-Tag: v1.13b~121 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=38bb5c65db4bfbfa9fa477c57fd2efe6f1f15a46;p=thirdparty%2Fautomake.git HACKING: bug-tracker, the PLANS directory, and how to plan "big" changes Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini --- diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING index d8ee634b1..011b6e2fc 100644 --- a/HACKING +++ b/HACKING @@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ * Changes other than bug fixes must be mentioned in NEWS. Important bug fixes should be mentioned in NEWS, too. +* Changes which are potentially controversial, require a non-trivial + plan, or must be implemented gradually with a roadmap spanning several + releases (either minor or major) should be discussed on the list, + and have a proper entry in the PLANS directory. This entry should be + always committed in the "maint" branch, even if the change it deals + with is only for the master branch, or a topic branch. Usually, in + addition to this, it is useful to open a "wishlist" report on the + Automake debbugs tracker, to keep the idea more visible, and have the + discussions surrounding it easily archived in a central place. + ============================================================================ = Naming