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| author | Jason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com> | 2014-06-22 08:48:02 -0400 |
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| committer | Jason R. Coombs <jaraco@jaraco.com> | 2014-06-22 08:48:02 -0400 |
| commit | 0b43972c3854cc62442d6b95e82dd01f8b9417a7 (patch) | |
| tree | d99ee280408c33b06ac873984dd5b54ca0b3b7ec /docs | |
| parent | 7f997bf31de1ae8d2afaae2048593d55c6765449 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/docs/developer-guide.txt b/docs/developer-guide.txt index af64c153..5839aca1 100644 --- a/docs/developer-guide.txt +++ b/docs/developer-guide.txt @@ -50,28 +50,35 @@ on Bitbucket. If you make some changes, don't forget to: - add a note in CHANGES.txt -Please commit bug-fixes against the current maintenance branch and new -features to the default branch. +Please commit all changes in the 'default' branch against the latest available +commit or for bug-fixes, against an earlier commit or release in which the +bug occurred. + +If you find yourself working on more than one issue at a time, Setuptools +generally prefers Git-style branches, so use Mercurial bookmarks or Git +branches or multiple forks to maintain separate efforts. + +Setuptools also maintains an unofficial `Git mirror in Github +<https://github.com/jaraco/setuptools>`_. Contributors are welcome to submit +pull requests here, but because they are not integrated with the Bitbucket +Issue tracker, linking pull requests to tickets is more difficult. The +Continuous Integration tests that validate every release are run from this +mirror. + +------- +Testing +------- You can run the tests via:: $ python setup.py test -.. git mirror - ----------------- Authoring Tickets ----------------- ... ------------------------- -Submitting Pull Requests ------------------------- - -Use Mercurial bookmarks or Git branches. Use incremental commits. Minimize -stylistic changes or at least submit them as separate commits. - ------------------- Semantic Versioning ------------------- |