the "Contributor Report" is also a useful tool:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ConfigureReport!default.jspa?selectedProjectId=12310500&reportKey=com.sourcelabs.jira.plugin.report.contributions:contributionreport
Jacopo
Raj Saini wrote:
I have noted a practice in OpenEJB related to giving credit for the
patched to contributors. After applying the page they assign it to the
contributor which keeps a record in the Jira which is easier to search.
Thanks,
Raj
Jacques Le Roux wrote:
Hi Commiters,
As suggested by Jacopo I (re)-read the commiters page. I w'd like to
note something here, especially for new commiters (but not only
;o)
What Do I Need To Keep In Mind When Applying Patches From A Contributor?
You need to make sure that the commit message contains at least the
name of the contributor and ideally a reference to the Bugzilla
or JIRA issue where the patch was submitted. The reasons: this
preserves the legal trail and makes sure that contributors are
recognized. Obviously, the latter doesn't mean it's not a good idea to
list the names of all contributors somewhere on the website.
To make it easier to "grep" for commits with patches from
contributors, always use the same pattern in the commit message.
Traditionally, we use "Submitted by: <name>" or "Obtained from: <name>".
Here's an example of what such a commit message could look like:
Bugzilla #43835:
Added some cool new feature.
Submitted by: John Doe <john.doe.at.null.org>
taken from http://www.apache.org/dev/committers.html#applying-patches
Feek free to use your own pattern, it's easy with svn tools around.
Thanks
Jacques
