[ sent first version in html. apologies for the dup. ] Based on the recent discussion on the obvious fix policy.
OK to commit? Index: htdocs/svnwrite.html =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/gcc/wwwdocs/htdocs/svnwrite.html,v retrieving revision 1.29 diff -u -d -u -p -r1.29 svnwrite.html --- htdocs/svnwrite.html 24 Sep 2013 18:26:29 -0000 1.29 +++ htdocs/svnwrite.html 28 Nov 2013 12:04:40 -0000 @@ -147,10 +147,13 @@ list.</p> <p>The following changes can be made by everyone with SVN write access:</p> -<p>Fixes for obvious typos in ChangeLog files, docs, web pages, comments -and similar stuff. Just check in the fix and copy it to -<code>gcc-patches</code>. We don't want to get overly anal-retentive -about checkin policies.</p> +<p>Obvious fixes to documentation, code and test cases can be +committed without prior approval. Just check in the fix and copy it +to <code>gcc-patches</code>. A good test to determine whether a fix +is obvious: "will the person who objects to my work the most be able +to find a fault with my fix?". If the fix is later found to be +faulty, it can always be rolled back. We don't want to get overly +anal-retentive about checkin policies.</p> <p>Similarly, no outside approval is needed to revert a patch that you checked in.</p>
