From: Immaculate Mecha <immaculatemecha87@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:51:01 GMT
Subject: Re: [Outreachy] Microproject idea: modernize a file-existence check in t/t0081-find-pack.sh
Message-ID: <CAKUOgLy8iSh8RtSNoTp6KtLhe0SkU04DcTstERdbnN7xSDb9bQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqq7bj02wak.fsf@gitster.g>

Hello, i sent this project request "[Outreachy] GIT_DIR inherited by
shell aliases in linked worktrees" , and i haven't gotten feedback yet
on whether i should proceed or not. I will appreciate your feedback.


On Thu, Oct 29, 2026 at 9:31 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> Okhuomon Ajayi <okhuomonajayi54@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Before choosing a microproject, it helps to search the list archive
> > at https://lore.kernel.org/git/ for the file name, and to check the
> > "What's cooking" reports, to make sure nobody is already working on
> > it.
>
> Great advice.  Reading others' patches and reviews they have
> received will prepare a newcomer to avoid making the same mistakes
> as they already have made.  Reading Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> would also help, but that goes without saying ;-)