commit b64487305ba2741a247e8d3b6ef265b7ee67af90
Author: Simon Howard <fraggle@soulsphere.org>
AuthorDate: Fri Jun 17 18:12:14 2016 -0400
Commit: Simon Howard <fraggle@soulsphere.org>
CommitDate: Fri Jun 17 18:12:14 2016 -0400
Add note to CONTRIBUTING guide about formatting.
Format-related changes are not desirable.
---
.github/CONTRIBUTING.md | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index f4c0abf0..52ef3f57 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ following guidelines before opening a pull request:
* Please follow the coding style guidelines described in the
[HACKING](../HACKING.md) file.
+* Please don't make unnecessary changes which just change formatting
+ without any actual change to program logic. While being consistent
+ is nice, such changes destroy the ability to use the `git blame`
+ command to see when code was last changed.
+
* The guidelines given above in the "feature requests" section also
apply here. New features which aren't in line with the project
philosophy are likely to be rejected. If you're not sure, open a