From: Bagas Sanjaya Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2021 06:51:39 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: specify base point when generating MyFirstContribution patchset Message-ID: In-Reply-To: On 14/10/21 03.30, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Side note. We want a new feature to be built on 'master' (or > the last feature release, if nothing in flight conflicts > with it)), and a bugfix to be built on one of the older > release point (to be applicable to the maintenance tracks). > But the section we are discussing, i.e. how to run > format-patch, is not the place to do so, as it is too > late---it must be decided before the contributor starts > working on the series. As the example of this document is > about adding a new "feature", we should have a sentence to > explain, in the "Set up your workspace" section, why we > chose 'master' as the base point (and the existing text > already says why). It has been described before: > Let's start by making a development branch to work on our changes. Per > `Documentation/SubmittingPatches`, since a brand new command is a new feature, > it's fine to base your work on `master`. However, in the future for bugfixes, > etc., you should check that document and base it on the appropriate branch. Leave it as is? -- An old man doll... just what I always wanted! - Clara