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| author | Eric Engestrom <eric.engestrom@imgtec.com> | 2017-09-15 17:10:57 +0000 |
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| committer | Eric Engestrom <eric@engestrom.ch> | 2017-09-17 00:21:31 +0100 |
| commit | 81557af63b421310a5cfdc06da0c0479248866fc (patch) | |
| tree | ac6dbf9d09adcd367db0d53e7a167af2f7b4cf8e /docs/submittingpatches.html | |
| parent | 969537d9358bfaff2ddd8e27f4ea4ca3c4063d75 (diff) | |
docs/submittingpatches: add 'test each commit' instructions
Signed-off-by: Eric Engestrom <eric.engestrom@imgtec.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Helland <thomashelland90@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/docs/submittingpatches.html b/docs/submittingpatches.html index ecf9590a951..0581391b295 100644 --- a/docs/submittingpatches.html +++ b/docs/submittingpatches.html @@ -151,6 +151,18 @@ Whenever possible and applicable, test the patch with to check for regressions. </p> +<p> +As mentioned at the begining, patches should be bisectable. +A good way to test this is to make use of the `git rebase` command, +to run your tests on each commit. Assuming your branch is based off +<code>origin/master</code>, you can run: +<pre> +$ git rebase --interactive --exec "make check" origin/master +</pre> +replacing <code>"make check"</code> with whatever other test you want to +run. +</p> + <h2 id="mailing">Mailing Patches</h2> |