From aa7a84adc75881b6bb1606fbecfc827c990001a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Krempa Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2017 16:27:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] HACKING: Update after recent change of the html file --- HACKING | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING index ff545a8fac..fff003b9ed 100644 --- a/HACKING +++ b/HACKING @@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ feature or changing the output of a program. such as adding new XML elements or fixing all but the most obscure bugs, must be (briefly) described in a release notes entry; changes that are only relevant to other libvirt developers, such as code refactoring, don't belong -in the release notes. +in the release notes. Note that "docs/news.xml" should be updated in its own +commit not to get in the way of backports. There is more on this subject, including lots of links to background reading on the subject, on Richard Jones' guide to working with open source projects