From 962979d32a9ff06d00224e73c1fce1f695986def Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jacob Schatz Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 07:32:45 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Articles on proper commit messages --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 1f26a5d7eaf..24cd5864530 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ request is as follows: [shell command guidelines](doc/development/shell_commands.md) 1. If your code creates new files on disk please read the [shared files guidelines](doc/development/shared_files.md). +1. When writing commit messages please follow [these](http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html) [guidelines](http://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/). The **official merge window** is in the beginning of the month from the 1st to the 7th day of the month. This is the best time to submit an MR and get