@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ change is relevant to.
base your work on the tip of the topic.
base your work on the tip of the topic.
* A new feature should be based on `master` in general. If the new
* A new feature should be based on `master` in general. If the new
feature depends on a topic that is in `pu`, but not in `master`,
feature depends on a topic that is in `seen`, but not in `master`,
base your work on the tip of that topic.
base your work on the tip of that topic.
* Corrections and enhancements to a topic not yet in `master` should
* Corrections and enhancements to a topic not yet in `master` should
@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ change is relevant to.
into the series.
into the series.
* In the exceptional case that a new feature depends on several topics
* In the exceptional case that a new feature depends on several topics
not in `master`, start working on `next` or `pu` privately and send
not in `master`, start working on `next` or `seen` privately and send
out patches for discussion. Before the final merge, you may have to
out patches for discussion. Before the final merge, you may have to
wait until some of the dependent topics graduate to `master`, and
wait until some of the dependent topics graduate to `master`, and
rebase your work.
rebase your work.
@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ change is relevant to.
these parts should be based on their trees.
these parts should be based on their trees.
To find the tip of a topic branch, run `git log --first-parent
To find the tip of a topic branch, run `git log --first-parent
master..pu` and look for the merge commit. The second parent of this
master..seen` and look for the merge commit. The second parent of this
commit is the tip of the topic branch.
commit is the tip of the topic branch.
[[separate-commits]]
[[separate-commits]]
@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ help you find out who they are.
and cooked further and eventually graduates to `master`.
and cooked further and eventually graduates to `master`.
In any time between the (2)-(3) cycle, the maintainer may pick it up
In any time between the (2)-(3) cycle, the maintainer may pick it up
from the list and queue it to `pu`, in order to make it easier for
from the list and queue it to `seen`, in order to make it easier for
people play with it without having to pick up and apply the patch to
people play with it without having to pick up and apply the patch to
their trees themselves.
their trees themselves.
@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ their trees themselves.
master. `git pull --rebase` will automatically skip already-applied
master. `git pull --rebase` will automatically skip already-applied
patches, and will let you know. This works only if you rebase on top
patches, and will let you know. This works only if you rebase on top
of the branch in which your patch has been merged (i.e. it will not
of the branch in which your patch has been merged (i.e. it will not
tell you if your patch is merged in pu if you rebase on top of
tell you if your patch is merged in `seen` if you rebase on top of
master).
master).
* Read the Git mailing list, the maintainer regularly posts messages
* Read the Git mailing list, the maintainer regularly posts messages