From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C52E01387FD for ; Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:22:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 922B7E0A03; Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:22:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E176CE0A02 for ; Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:22:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from spoonbill.gentoo.org (spoonbill.gentoo.org [81.93.255.5]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1C3ED33FD85 for ; Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:22:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by spoonbill.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D06C7188F3 for ; Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:22:49 +0000 (UTC) From: "Alexander Berntsen" To: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Reply-To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org, "Alexander Berntsen" Message-ID: <1396051029.18c3f4f6149b8ca225dfb35c22dac0f330a7e825.bernalex@gentoo> Subject: [gentoo-commits] proj/portage:master commit in: / X-VCS-Repository: proj/portage X-VCS-Files: DEVELOPING X-VCS-Directories: / X-VCS-Committer: bernalex X-VCS-Committer-Name: Alexander Berntsen X-VCS-Revision: 18c3f4f6149b8ca225dfb35c22dac0f330a7e825 X-VCS-Branch: master Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:22:49 +0000 (UTC) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: 85f66c39-0b02-425f-8185-4ae20738a4fa X-Archives-Hash: 3d035dec1956becc7a24c07a2f3d4206 commit: 18c3f4f6149b8ca225dfb35c22dac0f330a7e825 Author: Alexander Berntsen gentoo org> AuthorDate: Thu Mar 27 12:42:15 2014 +0000 Commit: Alexander Berntsen gentoo org> CommitDate: Fri Mar 28 23:57:09 2014 +0000 URL: http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/portage.git;a=commit;h=18c3f4f6 DEVELOPING: Add note on commits --- DEVELOPING | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/DEVELOPING b/DEVELOPING index 1f5087a..9731610 100644 --- a/DEVELOPING +++ b/DEVELOPING @@ -167,6 +167,13 @@ when functions are needed and often unused functions are left in the import line until someone comes along with a linter to clean up (does not happen often). +Commits +------- + +Prefer small commits that change specific things to big commits that +change a lot of unrelated things. This makes it easier to see what +parts of the system have actually changed. It also makes it easier to +cherry-pick and revert commits. Use your common sense! Releases --------