Re: The hel-arabic.ly file story...

[Karlin High]

On 1/2/2023 10:25 AM, Amir Czwink wrote:
> But I wonder, how the process will work then? Every one simply commits
> what he thinks is best and we regularly overwrite each others
> contributions?

LilyPond's process for contributions is documented here, in the 
Contributor's Guide:

<http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.25/Documentation/contributor/lifecycle-of-a-merge-request>

Especially section 3.3.3 Patch Countdown:

"
The Patch Meister reviews the tracker periodically, to list patches 
which have been on review for at least 24 hours. For each patch, the 
Handler reviews any discussion on the merge request, to determine 
whether the patch can go forward. If there is any indication that a 
developer thinks the patch is not ready, the Handler marks it 
Patch::needs_work and makes a comment regarding the reason, referring to 
the comment if needed.

Patches with explicit approval, or at least no negative comment, are 
updated to Patch::countdown. The countdown is a 48-hour waiting period 
in which any final reviews or complaints should be made.
"

I understand this process was set up to balance the interests of both 
code reviewers and contributors, in regard to how long it takes a 
contribution to become part of the code base.
--
Karlin High
Missouri, USA