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| author | Wladimir J. van der Laan <laanwj@gmail.com> | 2019-01-30 16:17:58 +0100 |
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| committer | Wladimir J. van der Laan <laanwj@gmail.com> | 2019-01-30 16:18:57 +0100 |
| commit | bd8bda161e350dd295daa8c71d0547b8405d191d (patch) | |
| tree | f21108cb93148dd4d0ba95f0d9fe13e3989ed563 | |
| parent | 29396bd6699980711c1479cf89f7a18e4912182d (diff) | |
| parent | 65bc38d1c1f666e2c2d773111921b115d4249563 (diff) | |
Merge #15243: [doc] add notes on release notes
65bc38d1c1f666e2c2d773111921b115d4249563 [doc] add notes on release notes (John Newbery)
Pull request description:
Explains when and how release notes should be written.
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diff --git a/doc/developer-notes.md b/doc/developer-notes.md index e0def4ea27..ec29310ffe 100644 --- a/doc/developer-notes.md +++ b/doc/developer-notes.md @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Developer Notes - [Subtrees](#subtrees) - [Git and GitHub tips](#git-and-github-tips) - [Scripted diffs](#scripted-diffs) + - [Release notes](#release-notes) - [RPC interface guidelines](#rpc-interface-guidelines) <!-- markdown-toc end --> @@ -874,6 +875,21 @@ test/lint/commit-script-check.sh origin/master..HEAD Commit [`bb81e173`](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/commit/bb81e173) is an example of a scripted-diff. +Release notes +------------- + +Release notes should be written for any PR that: + +- introduces a notable new feature +- fixes a significant bug +- changes an API or configuration model +- makes any other visible change to the end-user experience. + +Release notes should be added to a PR-specific release note file at +`/doc/release-notes-<PR number>.md` to avoid conflicts between multiple PRs. +All `release-notes*` files are merged into a single +[/doc/release-notes.md](/doc/release-notes.md) file prior to the release. + RPC interface guidelines -------------------------- |