readme: Expand how to tag commit messages
It's a common mistake that links to issues being resolved are not URLs, and that Part-of was added manually by contributors. Make it clear what the expectations are regarding this. Formalize on `Fixes:` for fixing commit messages, and `Closes:` for closing issues while at it. Format and alias for generating `Fixes:` tags come from mesa. Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/merge_requests/2847>
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@ -49,6 +49,45 @@ commit subjects with a relevant topic, such as `compositor:` or
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`clutter/actor:`, and it's always better to write too much in the commit
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message body than too little.
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If a commit fixes an issue and that issue should be closed, add URL to it in
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the bottom of the commit message and prefix with `Closes:`.
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Do not add any `Part-of:` line, as that will be handled automatically when
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merging.
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### The Fixes tag
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If a commit fixes a regression caused by a particular commit, it can be marked
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with the `Fixes:` tag. To produce such a tag, use
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```
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git show -s --pretty='format:Fixes: %h (\"%s\")' <COMMIT>
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```
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or create an alias
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```
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git config --global alias.fixes "show -s --pretty='format:Fixes: %h (\"%s\")'"
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```
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and then use
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```
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git fixes <COMMIT>
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```
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### Example
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```
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compositor: Also consider dark matter when calculating paint volume
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Ignoring dark matter when calculating the paint volume missed the case where
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compositing happens in complete vacuum.
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Fixes: 123abc123ab ("compositor: Calculate paint volume ourselves")
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Closes: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/1234
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```
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## Default branch
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The default development branch is `main`. If you still have a local
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