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| author | DS <commits@sidhion.com> | 2023-10-23 19:51:50 -0700 |
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| committer | DS <commits@sidhion.com> | 2023-11-13 20:41:08 -0800 |
| commit | e93a3d7b586022f900f176cf46e7a3bf211cfaf9 (patch) | |
| tree | 041f030beff32d18bc1bda52f0a60add1bf747d4 /pkgs/README.md | |
| parent | 30c67fb5a635e0f53d03dd3825b0f11e8afd4b7d (diff) | |
doc: separate commit header conventions for each area, info on docs changes.
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diff --git a/pkgs/README.md b/pkgs/README.md index 642833d968f37..fc33ecea199e6 100644 --- a/pkgs/README.md +++ b/pkgs/README.md @@ -114,6 +114,25 @@ Now that this is out of the way. To add a package to Nixpkgs: 7. Optionally commit the new package and open a pull request [to nixpkgs](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pulls), or use [the Patches category](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/about-the-patches-category/477) on Discourse for sending a patch without a GitHub account. +## Commit conventions + +- Make sure you read about the [commit conventions](../CONTRIBUTING.md#commit-conventions) common to Nixpkgs as a whole. + +- Format the commit messages in the following way: + + ``` + (pkg-name): (from -> to | init at version | refactor | etc) + + (Motivation for change. Link to release notes. Additional information.) + ``` + + Examples: + + * nginx: init at 2.0.1 + * firefox: 54.0.1 -> 55.0 + + https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/55.0/releasenotes/ + ## Category Hierarchy [categories]: #category-hierarchy |