document commit message convention for moving code between repos

Dmitri Shuralyov 2019-10-07 11:23:42 -04:00
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@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ For the body (the rest of the description):
* there is **no** Markdown in the commit message
* we **do not** use `Signed-off-by` lines. Don't add them. Our Gerrit server & GitHub bots enforce CLA compliance instead.
* when referencing CLs, prefer saying "CL nnn" or using a golang.org/cl/nnn shortlink over a direct Gerrit URL, since that's more future-proof.
* when moving code between repos, include the CL, repository name, and git hash that it was moved from/to, so it is easier to trace history/blame.
If it's not a complete fix and more is coming, use: