For AsterixDB commits which are related to tickets in third-party bug
tracking systems such as Couchbase Jira, the commit message may include a
footer such as
Ext-ref: MB-12345
(A "footer" is a line in a commit message such as the Change-Id: line. All
footers must be at the end of the commit message, on separate lines, with
no intervening blank lines. The set of footers should be offset from the
main body of the commit message with a blank line.)
The value on the Ext-ref: line should be a simple ticket reference, such as
a Jira ticket ID (not a full URL to the ticket).
For commits made to git branches that are for restricted upstream branches,
such as 'trinity', such a footer *must* be present, and *must* reference an
approved upstream ticket, or Gerrit automation shall post a negative vote
on the Gerrit review.
For commits made to unrestricted git branches, such a footer *should* be
included when a third-party ticket is known to be tracking an issue related
to the change.
Ceej
aka Chris Hillery
