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authorEmily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com>2019-10-31 14:03:38 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2019-11-02 15:24:00 +0900
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myfirstcontrib: hint to find gitgitgadget allower
GitGitGadget, a handy tool for converting pull requests against Git into Git-mailing-list-friendly-patch-emails, requires as anti-spam that all new users be "/allow"ed by an existing user once before it will do anything for that new user. While this tutorial explained that mechanism, it did not give much hint on how to go about finding someone to allow your new pull request. So, teach our new GitGitGadget user where to look for someone who can add their name to the list. The advice in this patch is based on the advice proposed for GitGitGadget: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/gitgitgadget/pull/138 Signed-off-by: Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -785,6 +785,14 @@ will automatically run your PRs through the CI even without the permission given
but you will not be able to `/submit` your changes until someone allows you to
use the tool.
+NOTE: You can typically find someone who can `/allow` you on GitGitGadget by
+either examining recent pull requests where someone has been granted `/allow`
+(https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pulls?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+%22%2Fallow%22[Search:
+is:pr is:open "/allow"]), in which case both the author and the person who
+granted the `/allow` can now `/allow` you, or by inquiring on the
+https://webchat.freenode.net/#git-devel[#git-devel] IRC channel on Freenode
+linking your pull request and asking for someone to `/allow` you.
+
If the CI fails, you can update your changes with `git rebase -i` and push your
branch again: