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Re: "obvious" requirements
On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 11:20:00AM +0200, Gerald Pfeifer wrote:
> On Sun, 18 May 2003, Matt Kraai wrote:
> > I'd like to make a obvious fix to tree.c (i.e., remove a blank
> > line). Should I add an entry to the ChangeLog and/or post the
> > patch to gcc-patches?
>
> ChangeLog? Dunno about such a corner case.
So ChangeLog entries are sometimes required...
> gcc-patches? Definitely, though it's fine after the fact for obvious
> changes.
...and postings to gcc-patches are always required.
OK to commit the following?
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Matt Kraai <kraai@alumni.cmu.edu>
Debian GNU/Linux Peon
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<p>Also note that fixes for obvious typos in ChangeLog files, docs,
web pages, comments and similar stuff need not be approved. Just
! check in the fix. We don't want to get overly anal about checkin
! policies.</p>
<p>When you have checked in a patch exactly as it has been approved,
you do not need to tell that to people -- including the approver.
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<p>Also note that fixes for obvious typos in ChangeLog files, docs,
web pages, comments and similar stuff need not be approved. Just
! check in the fix and copy it to <code>gcc-patches</code>. We don't
! want to get overly anal about checkin policies.</p>
<p>When you have checked in a patch exactly as it has been approved,
you do not need to tell that to people -- including the approver.