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authorAli Ijaz Sheikh <ofrobots@google.com>2018-10-16 13:03:34 -0700
committerJames M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>2018-10-21 12:25:10 -0700
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doc: add Backport-PR-URL info in backport guide
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23701 Reviewed-By: Michaël Zasso <targos@protonmail.com> Reviewed-By: Matheus Marchini <mat@mmarchini.me> Reviewed-By: Michael Dawson <michael_dawson@ca.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann <refack@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Shelley Vohr <codebytere@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Sakthipriyan Vairamani <thechargingvolcano@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: George Adams <george.adams@uk.ibm.com> Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
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@@ -68,17 +68,20 @@ hint: and commit the result with 'git commit'
using `git add`, and then commit the changes. That can be done with
`git cherry-pick --continue`.
6. Leave the commit message as is. If you think it should be modified, comment
- in the Pull Request.
+ in the Pull Request. The `Backport-PR-URL` metadata does need to be added to
+ the commit, but this will be done later.
7. Make sure `make -j4 test` passes.
8. Push the changes to your fork
9. Open a pull request:
1. Be sure to target the `v8.x-staging` branch in the pull request.
- 2. Include the backport target in the pull request title in the following
+ 1. Include the backport target in the pull request title in the following
format — `[v8.x backport] <commit title>`.
Example: `[v8.x backport] process: improve performance of nextTick`
- 3. Check the checkbox labeled "Allow edits from maintainers".
- 4. In the description add a reference to the original PR
- 5. Run a [`node-test-pull-request`][] CI job (with `REBASE_ONTO` set to the
+ 1. Check the checkbox labeled "Allow edits from maintainers".
+ 1. In the description add a reference to the original PR.
+ 1. Amend the commit message and include a `Backport-PR-URL:` metadata and
+ re-push the change to your fork.
+ 1. Run a [`node-test-pull-request`][] CI job (with `REBASE_ONTO` set to the
default `<pr base branch>`)
10. If during the review process conflicts arise, use the following to rebase:
`git pull --rebase upstream v8.x-staging`