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author | Rémy Coutable <remy@rymai.me> | 2017-12-06 16:30:03 +0100 |
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committer | Rémy Coutable <remy@rymai.me> | 2017-12-06 16:30:03 +0100 |
commit | dd0223f530a0616ca6c0e40db3860f61322b6553 (patch) | |
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Address Robert's and Axil's feedback
Signed-off-by: Rémy Coutable <remy@rymai.me>
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diff --git a/doc/development/automatic_ce_ee_merge.md b/doc/development/automatic_ce_ee_merge.md index 1a2a968ef54..9e59ddc8cce 100644 --- a/doc/development/automatic_ce_ee_merge.md +++ b/doc/development/automatic_ce_ee_merge.md @@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ Enterprise Edition (look for the [`CE Upstream` merge requests]). This merge is done automatically in a [scheduled pipeline](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-tools/-/jobs/43201679). - If a merge is already in progress, the job [doesn't create a new one](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-tools/-/jobs/43157687). **If you are pinged in a `CE Upstream` merge request to resolve a conflict, @@ -16,10 +15,12 @@ It's ok to resolve more conflicts than the one that you are asked to resolve. In that case, it's a good habit to ask for a double-check on your resolution by someone who is familiar with the code you touched. -### Always merge EE merge request before their CE counterpart +[`CE Upstream` merge requests]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/merge_requests?label_name%5B%5D=CE+upstream + +### Always merge EE merge requests before their CE counterparts **In order to avoid conflicts in the CE->EE merge, you should always merge the -EE version of your CE merge request (if present).** +EE version of your CE merge request first, if present.** The rationale for this is that as CE->EE merges are done automatically every few hours, it can happen that: @@ -30,26 +31,27 @@ hours, it can happen that: merged yet 1. The automatic merge bot will ping someone to resolve the conflict **that are already resolved in the EE merge request that isn't merged yet** -1. That's a waste of time, and that's why you should merge EE merge request - before their CE counterpart + +That's a waste of time, and that's why you should merge EE merge request before +their CE counterpart. ## Avoiding CE->EE merge conflicts beforehand To avoid the conflicts beforehand, check out the -[Guidelines for implementing Enterprise Edition feature](ee_features.md). +[Guidelines for implementing Enterprise Edition features](ee_features.md). In any case, the CI `ee_compat_check` job will tell you if you need to open an EE version of your CE merge request. ### Conflicts detection in CE merge requests -For each commit (except on `master`), the `rake ee_compat_check` CI job tries to +For each commit (except on `master`), the `ee_compat_check` CI job tries to detect if the current branch's changes will conflict during the CE->EE merge. The job reports what files are conflicting and how to setup a merge request against EE. -#### How the job works? +#### How the job works 1. Generates the diff between your branch and current CE `master` 1. Tries to apply it to current EE `master` @@ -69,9 +71,9 @@ Notes: - This task is not a silver-bullet, its current goal is to bring awareness to developers that their work needs to be ported to EE. -- Community contributors shouldn't submit merge requests against EE, but - reviewers should take actions by either creating such EE merge request or - asking a GitLab developer to do it **before the merge request is merged**. +- Community contributors shouldn't be required to submit merge requests against + EE, but reviewers should take actions by either creating such EE merge request + or asking a GitLab developer to do it **before the merge request is merged**. - If you branch is too far behind `master`, the job will fail. In that case you should rebase your branch upon latest `master`. - Code reviews for merge requests often consist of multiple iterations of @@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ Notes: This helps to identify significant conflicts sooner, but also reduces the number of times you have to resolve conflicts. - Please remember to - [always have you EE merge request merged before the CE one](#always-merge-ee-merge-request-before-their-ce-counterpart). + [always have your EE merge request merged before the CE version](#always-merge-ee-merge-requests-before-their-ce-counterparts). - You can use [`git rerere`](https://git-scm.com/blog/2010/03/08/rerere.html) to avoid resolving the same conflicts multiple times. |