From 049a4baec0891db134844f59498add4815e10ddd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ryan Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2023 10:16:10 +1000 Subject: Contributing docs: add note to make sure repo is up to date (#21694) --- docs/contributing.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/docs/contributing.md b/docs/contributing.md index bb46add789..4801bb8224 100644 --- a/docs/contributing.md +++ b/docs/contributing.md @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Most of our style is pretty easy to pick up on. If you are familiar with either We have a few different types of changes in QMK, each requiring a different level of rigor. We'd like you to keep the following guidelines in mind no matter what type of change you're making. +* **Before you contribute:** Please make sure your fork is up to date with the upstream `qmk_firmware` repo. This will help minimize CI failures that may not occur for you when compiling locally. * Separate PRs into logical units. For example, do not submit one PR covering two separate features, instead submit a separate PR for each feature. * Check for unnecessary whitespace with `git diff --check` before committing. * Make sure your code change actually compiles. -- cgit v1.2.3