From 8748e5e15931abd4e04f39f216dc2d07f7318ff3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francois Marier Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:00:37 +1200 Subject: [PATCH] Document change set dependencies and cherry-pick Add a note about dependencies being ignored in cherry-pick mode to help project administrators choose the right submit action. This is based on a mailing list discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/repo-discuss/browse_thread/thread/aa53fe63197183af Change-Id: I4131c0fe8725ffc5ccbf0a0f16053665a7a5b50b Signed-off-by: Francois Marier --- Documentation/project-setup.txt | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/project-setup.txt b/Documentation/project-setup.txt index 465a82b1ee..e775e9acfc 100644 --- a/Documentation/project-setup.txt +++ b/Documentation/project-setup.txt @@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ end of the commit message a short summary of the change's approvals, and a URL link back to the change on the web. The committer header is also set to the submitter, while the author header retains the original patch set author. ++ +Note that Gerrit ignores patch set dependencies when operating in +cherry-pick mode. Submitters must remember to submit changes in +the right order since inter-change dependencies will not be +enforced for them. Registering Additional Branches