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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 0125f7d1078..d4784de4523 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -2362,6 +2362,17 @@ information on some builds and substitute availability. Once the branch has been merged, the issue should be closed and the branch deleted. +@cindex work-in-progress branches, wip +@cindex wip branches +Sometimes, a branch may be a work in progress, for example for larger +efforts such as updating the GNOME desktop. In these cases, the branch +name should reflect this by having the @samp{wip-} prefix. The QA +infrastructure will avoid building work-in-progress branches, so that +the available resources can be better focused on building the branches +that are ready to be merged. When the branch is no longer a work in +progress, it should be renamed, with the @samp{wip-} prefix removed, and +only then should the merge requests be created, as documented earlier. + @node Debbugs User Interfaces @subsection Debbugs User Interfaces |