From 489021a36bc8ec69f8a2cd5848c676fe1560236a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Evan Read Date: Mon, 20 May 2019 18:07:48 +0000 Subject: Fix content to not contradict --- doc/ci/merge_request_pipelines/index.md | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/ci/merge_request_pipelines/index.md b/doc/ci/merge_request_pipelines/index.md index 4492362e915..b3ff55daea2 100644 --- a/doc/ci/merge_request_pipelines/index.md +++ b/doc/ci/merge_request_pipelines/index.md @@ -70,15 +70,18 @@ when a merge request was created or updated. For example: ## Pipelines for Merged Results **[PREMIUM]** > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/7380) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 11.10. +> This feature is disabled by default until we resolve issues with [contention handling](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/9186), but [can be enabled manually](#enabling-pipelines-for-merged-results). It's possible for your source and target branches to diverge, which can result in the scenario that source branch's pipeline was green, the target's pipeline was green, -but the combined output fails. By having your merge request pipeline automatically +but the combined output fails. + +By having your merge request pipeline automatically create a new ref that contains the merge result of the source and target branch (then running a pipeline on that ref), we can better test that the combined result is also valid. -From GitLab 11.10, pipelines for merge requests run by default +GitLab can run pipelines for merge requests on this merged result. That is, where the source and target branches are combined into a new ref and a pipeline for this ref validates the result prior to merging. @@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ get out of WIP status or resolve merge conflicts as soon as possible. ### Enabling Pipelines for Merged Results -This feature disabled by default until we resolve issues with [contention handling](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/9186). It can be enabled at the project level: +To enable pipelines on merged results at the project level: 1. Visit your project's **Settings > General** and expand **Merge requests**. 1. Check **Merge pipelines will try to validate the post-merge result prior to merging**. -- cgit v1.2.1