riscv-software-src / riscv-software-src/opensbi
Suggestion: Add a pull request template (to discourage PRs)
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Description
Since GitHub apparently does not want to give people the ability to disable the pull request tab altogether, the next best option might be to add a pull request template that pre-fills the PR description with a friendly note that redirects people to the mailing list.
This would avoid the current scenario where some people spend time preparing a pull request just to have it closed by a bot, because they would be greeted with the content of that bot message as soon as they press the "New pull request" button, i.e. before they create it.
Contributor guide
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 with GitHub's pull request template documentation linked in the issue and inspect how this repository stores contribution templates. Add a template that directs prospective contributors to the mailing list before they submit a pull request; done means the template appears when creating a new pull request and conveys the intended bot message.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github
- Domain
- developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100