From 1f590d631e8229ea04c4f53601c0852c1084e215 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen Finucane Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:18:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Indicate preference for follow-up commits over force pushes Signed-off-by: Stephen Finucane --- doc/internals/contributing.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/internals/contributing.rst b/doc/internals/contributing.rst index de4224d7bc3..83b23fb388e 100644 --- a/doc/internals/contributing.rst +++ b/doc/internals/contributing.rst @@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ These are the basic steps needed to start developing on Sphinx. #. Wait for a core developer or contributor to review your changes. + You may be asked to address comments on the review. If so, please avoid + force pushing to the branch. Sphinx uses the *squash merge* strategy when + merging PRs, so follow-up commits will all be combined. + Coding style ~~~~~~~~~~~~