From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:31:31 GMT
Subject: Re: [Outreachy] Microproject idea: modernize a file-existence check in t/t0081-find-pack.sh
Message-ID: <xmqq7bj02wak.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <CAFpMFfA17dnuLSRt97BrM0u3cHAifJybr_Zc2ahr_zq2nspgsw@mail.gmail.com>

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 ;-)