[dpdk-ci] [PATCH v2] doc: add dependency syntax to contributing guide

[Thomas Monjalon]

06/07/2020 17:09, Aaron Conole:
> Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com> writes:
> 
> > To help managing patch dependencies, both for maintainers or automation
> > tasks, document a syntax for commit logs or cover letters to express
> > their dependencies.
> >
> > Using the syntax proposed in Bugzilla ID 210:
> > [https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210]
> >
> > "Depends-on: series-NNNNN ("Title of the series")'
> > OR
> > 'Depends-on: patch-NNNNN ("Title of the patch")'
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit at intel.com>
> > ---
> 
> Is the plan that these must be scrubbed before committing?
> 
> This data doesn't seem useful in the history.  I would prefer it in the
> subject like
> 
> [PATCH series-xxxx] lorem ipsum
> 
> Since the metadata gets scrubbed.

Look below:

> > +     Signed-off-by: Alex Smith <alex.smith at example.com>
> > +     ---
> > +     Depends-on: series-10000 ("Title of the series")

Added after line ---
so it won't be kept in the git history.