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Posted to commits@lucy.apache.org by ma...@apache.org on 2014/08/02 03:33:18 UTC

git commit: refs/heads/accept_github_prs - Update policy to accept Github pull requests.

Repository: lucy
Updated Branches:
  refs/heads/accept_github_prs [created] b678f5071


Update policy to accept Github pull requests.


Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/lucy/repo
Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/lucy/commit/b678f507
Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/lucy/tree/b678f507
Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/lucy/diff/b678f507

Branch: refs/heads/accept_github_prs
Commit: b678f50718f1796f2c4d08ae4c3478067b8b21b8
Parents: 58ee0f6
Author: Marvin Humphrey <ma...@rectangular.com>
Authored: Fri Aug 1 17:36:24 2014 -0700
Committer: Marvin Humphrey <ma...@rectangular.com>
Committed: Fri Aug 1 18:32:39 2014 -0700

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 CONTRIBUTING | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
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http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/lucy/blob/b678f507/CONTRIBUTING
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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING b/CONTRIBUTING
index cb2eb95..967353a 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ GET THE CODE:
 
     https://github.com/apache/lucy
 
+  Follow the instructions in INSTALL to set up your local workspace.
+
 MAKE CHANGES:
 
-  Edit the source code as you see fit, then follow the instructions in INSTALL
-  to build Lucy and run its test suite.
+  Edit the source code as you see fit, then build Lucy and run its test suite.
 
   Please bear the following in mind:
 
@@ -44,17 +45,7 @@ MAKE CHANGES:
       within the Lucy development community; the simpler the contribution, the
       more quickly it can be reviewed and integrated. 
 
-GENERATE A PATCH:
-
-  The easiest way to create a patch with Git is to capture the output of
-  `git diff`:
-
-    git diff > my_changes.patch
-
-  More experienced Git users may wish to generate patch sequences using
-  `git format-patch`.
-
-CONTRIBUTE YOUR PATCH
+OPEN AN ISSUE:
 
   Lucy's issue-tracker/bug-tracker installation runs Atlassian JIRA and we
   generally use the term "issue" rather than "bug" because not every
@@ -65,7 +56,7 @@ CONTRIBUTE YOUR PATCH
   1. Create a JIRA account for yourself and sign in.
   2. Once you have signed in, the "create new issue" link will appear.  Either
      use it to open a new issue or navigate to an existing one as appropriate.
-  3. Attach your patch to the issue using the menu command
+  3. To attach files to an issue, use the menu command
      'More Actions > Attach Files'.
 
   Attaching a file to an issue causes an email notification to be sent to the
@@ -73,8 +64,21 @@ CONTRIBUTE YOUR PATCH
   persistent while engaging with the Lucy committers who review and apply such
   patches.
 
+CONTRIBUTE A PATCH:
+
+  The easiest way to create a patch with Git is to capture the output of
+  `git diff`:
+
+    git diff > my_changes.patch
+
+  The resulting patch file can then be attached to a JIRA issue.
+
 GITHUB PULL REQUESTS
 
-  At this time, we have no way to accept pull requests for the Github
-  read-only mirror, so please use the JIRA patch submission process.
+  Github users may submit pull requests against our mirror:
+
+    https://github.com/apache/lucy
+
+  An email notifying the Lucy developers list of your pull request will be
+  triggered automatically.