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commit 83343073808886065c2e92f02babf7361af80973
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Wed Mar 11 19:00:13 2026 -0500
HACKING: Add info on committing changes by others.
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HACKING | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)
diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index 24f3fd0a1..514870104 100644
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -109,6 +109,30 @@ their impact.
horizontally compresses tables as well, _would_ be 'NEWS'-worthy.
+Incorporating changes by others
+-------------------------------
+
+When committing a change largely authored by someone else, and that
+person has not elected to remain anonymous, we want to credit their work
+appropriately.
+
+1. Report their name and email address in the ChangeLog entry alongside
+ the date they submitted the change.
+
+2. Use the `--author` and `--date` command-line options to `git commit`
+ to record the same information.
+
+3. If the contributor also proposed a ChangeLog entry or commit
+ message, editorially revise it if necessary to fit our conventions.
+ If you feel that substanial additional commentary is warranted, add
+ it between square brackets and mark it with your initials. For
+ example, "[I added a parallel change to foobar(). -- JRH]".
+
+4. In a separate (and likely immediately subsequent) commit,
+ acknowledge the contributor in the "ANNOUNCE" file if they're not
+ already listed there.
+
+
Updating copyright notices
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