Add a description of how to describe the authorship of a patch that is submitted by someone other than the original author. Add mention of git format-patch options for generating more useful patch names in diffstat.
Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.0 Signed-off-by: Roy Franz <roy.fr...@linaro.org> --- Contributions.txt | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Contributions.txt b/Contributions.txt index f87cbd7..6355654 100644 --- a/Contributions.txt +++ b/Contributions.txt @@ -67,7 +67,16 @@ Patch content inline or attached * The first line of commit message is taken from the email's subject line following [PATCH]. The remaining portion of the commit message is the email's content until the '---' line. -* git format-patch is one way to create this format +* git format-patch is one way to create this format. In order to get + useful path names in the diffstat, the "--stat=1000 --stat-graph-width=20" + options should be used. +* If a patch is being submitted by someone other than the orginal + author, then the orginal author's Signed-off-by/Contributed-under lines + should be first, followed by the Signed-off-by/Contributed-under lines + of the patch submitter. Any changes made by the submitter should be + noted above the submitter's Signed-off-by line. If git is being used + to prepare the patches, the git author of the commit corresponding to + the patch should be owned by the original author (git commit --author). === Definitions for sample patch email === -- 2.1.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't Limit Your Business. Reach for the Cloud. GigeNET's Cloud Solutions provide you with the tools and support that you need to offload your IT needs and focus on growing your business. Configured For All Businesses. Start Your Cloud Today. https://www.gigenetcloud.com/ _______________________________________________ edk2-devel mailing list edk2-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/edk2-devel
