Support cross-fork pull requests
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bug
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 32
- Forks
- 6
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Trying to do a cross fork pull request (using -I or -F) currently fails with a message like the following
Error: From repo (MiMedia-WebClient) does not match into repo (WebClient).
Contributor guide
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing a cross-fork pull request with -I or -F and trace the validation that emits the repository mismatch error. Confirm the relevant GitHub pull request handling accepts source and target forks, then verify that the cross-fork operation completes without this error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- github, javascript
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100