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WalkthroughThe contribution guide adds instructions for signing commits and merging pull requests. It describes signing requirements for people and automated commit creation, and states that pull requests must use squash merges. ChangesCommit Signing and Merging
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- Line 137: Update the contribution guidance around `git cherry-pick -S` to
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122-136: LGTM!Also applies to: 138-138
| so that GitHub signs each commit. | ||
| - Merge PRs with **squash**. The ruleset checks every commit on the PR branch, | ||
| not just the result, so one unsigned commit blocks the merge. Re-create such a | ||
| branch with signed commits (`git cherry-pick -S`) and open a new PR. |
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GitHub documentation update existing pull request by pushing commits to its head branch, rewrite and sign unsigned commits force push rulesets require signed commits
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**Yes.** GitHub says that adding commits to an open pull request’s head branch updates the existing PR automatically. ([docs.github.com](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/get-started/pull-request-quickstart?utm_source=openai))
If a ruleset requires signed commits, unsigned commits on that branch can block the PR from merging. GitHub’s documented fix is to rewrite and sign the unsigned commits, then force-push the rewritten history. ([docs.github.com](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-rulesets/available-rules-for-rulesets?ref=jscarle.dev&utm_source=openai))
**But:** that force-push will be rejected if a ruleset blocks force pushes, unless you have permission to bypass it. The force-push setting doesn’t override other rules. ([docs.github.com](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-rulesets/available-rules-for-rulesets?utm_source=openai))
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- 1: https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/get-started/pull-request-quickstart?utm_source=openai
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Update the existing PR when its branch can be updated.
If branch rules and permissions allow a force-push, rewrite and sign the commits, then push the branch to the existing PR's head. Create a new branch and PR only when the existing branch cannot be updated. GitHub updates an open PR when commits are pushed to its head branch. (docs.github.com)
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- branch with signed commits (`git cherry-pick -S`) and open a new PR.
+ branch with signed commits (`git cherry-pick -S`) and force-push it to the
+ existing PR's head branch. If you cannot update that branch, create a new
+ branch and open a new PR.📝 Committable suggestion
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| branch with signed commits (`git cherry-pick -S`) and open a new PR. | |
| branch with signed commits (`git cherry-pick -S`) and force-push it to the | |
| existing PR's head branch. If you cannot update that branch, create a new | |
| branch and open a new PR. |
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Review comment at @.github/CONTRIBUTING.md at line 137:
Update the contribution guidance around `git cherry-pick -S` to direct
contributors to push signed commits to the existing PR’s head branch when it can
be updated, and create a new branch and PR only when it cannot.
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Adds a Signed commits section to this repo's CONTRIBUTING, per owner ruling D218. The estate policy is
docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adocin hyperpolymath/standards.This repo's default branch is covered by the zero-bypass
Require-Signed-Commitsruleset, and rebase-merge is off. The section tells contributors what that requires:If the file already had its own signing section, that section is replaced in place instead of adding a second one. Lines elsewhere that told people to sign with GPG are changed to match the policy (SSH for people).
This is a docs-only change. The commit was created through
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