Github user joshelser commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/accumulo/pull/265#discussion_r120384442
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+# Contributors Guide
+
+ If you believe that you have found a bug, please search for an existing
[issue](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/accumulo) to see if it has
already been reported. If you would like to add a new feature to Accumulo,
please send an email with your idea to the
[user](mailto:u...@accumulo.apache.org) mail list. If it's appropriate, then we
will create a ticket and assign it to you.
+
+## Development
+
+- Ensure that your work targets the correct branch
+- Add / update unit and integration tests
+- Ensure that Accumulo builds cleanly using the command: `mvn clean verify`
+
+## Patch Submission
+
+- Before submission please squash your commits using a message that
contains the JIRA issue number and a description of the changes.
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How about: "using a message that starts with the JIRA issue number". I
could see the current text being misconstrued (e.g. `foo bar baz ACCUMULO-XXXX`
or `XXXX foo bar baz`)
We're quite consistent with commit messages being `ACCUMULO-XXXX foo bar
baz` (with more text after a line break)
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