[PATCH v2 4/5] MyFirstContribution: reference "The cover letter" in GitGitGadget section
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Philippe Blain via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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- May 11, 2022, 01:47 UTC
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- <f6034b0964b1e8cccd25f47aa01d51753672df31.1652233654.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
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From: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com>
The "Sending Patches via GitGitGadget" section mentions that the PR title and description will be used as the cover letter, but does not explain what is a cover letter or what should be included in it.
Refer readers to the new "The cover letter" section added in a previous commit.
Signed-off-by: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com> --- Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt index 078b96d674a..728dc437854 100644 --- a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt +++ b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt @@ -893,8 +893,12 @@ https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git and open a PR either with the "New pull request" button or the convenient "Compare & pull request" button that may appear with the name of your newly pushed branch. -Review the PR's title and description, as it's used by GitGitGadget as the cover -letter for your change. When you're happy, submit your pull request. +Review the PR's title and description, as they're used by GitGitGadget +respectively as the subject and body of the cover letter for your change. Refer +to <<cover-letter,"The cover letter">> above for advice on how to title your +submission and what content to include in the description. + +When you're happy, submit your pull request. [[run-ci-ggg]] === Running CI and Getting Ready to Send
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