From 4221051c95691daf9f081fca7ac4bf36bc46b132 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gingeropolous Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 09:19:29 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify proper PR title format this is a redo of #9210 because I'm an idiot and can't squash --- docs/CONTRIBUTING.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md index 724a3c1f4..606c28fe4 100644 --- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ Commit messages should be sensible. That means a subject line that describes the patch, with an optional longer body that gives details, documentation, etc. +Please reference the current merged PR list for a general subject line +format of the current contributors. As of 2024 the subject line uses the +following format: + +subdirectory under src where changes were made: description of change + +For example (PR #9189): +cryptonote_core: early out on out of bounds scaling parameter + When submitting a pull request on GitHub, make sure your branch is rebased. No merge commits nor stray commits from other people in your submitted branch, please. You may be asked to rebase if there