On 22/07/2026 21:49, Gerald Pfeifer wrote: > Hi Richard, > > On Mon, 13 Jul 2026, Richard Earnshaw wrote: >> Now that MAINTAINERS.yml is generated, update the legal prerequisites >> section describing out to permanently record a DCO. > > thank you for thinking to update the docs. > > Just one clarification, MAINTAINERS is generated, not MAINTAINERS.yml, > isn't it? > >> Whilst here, note that adding a DCO action is permanent - that is, a new >> entry should be added if you change your email address. Old addresses >> need to be retained in perpetuity. > > Oh, this is an important caveat indeed! What do you think about putting > this into a paragraph of its own and ... > >> +file. DCO entries must not be removed once you have used them to > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > ...highlighting the part I marked above by putting it into > <strong>...</strong>? > > Okay with or without the above change; I'll be happy to take care of it > (in particular since I failed to get back to you last week). > > Gerald
I committed v2 (https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2026-July/725104.html). Feel free to tweak if needed. I wonder if we should add a link to the 'legals' part of that page from gitwrite. Replicating text seems to be potentially error prone. R.
