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17 changes: 17 additions & 0 deletions .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
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Expand Up @@ -125,3 +125,20 @@ We follow [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/):

[optional footer]
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### Signed commits

Every commit that reaches the default branch must be signed; a ruleset refuses
unsigned pushes. Estate policy:
[SIGNING-POLICY](https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc).

- **People and interactive agents** sign with an SSH key registered on GitHub
as a *signing* key (`gpg.format=ssh`, `user.signingkey=<key>.pub`,
`commit.gpgsign=true`). The committer email must be verified on that account.
- **Apps, bots and workflows** never `git push` local commits. They write
through the API (`createCommitOnBranch` or the estate `signed-push` action)
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.
Rebase-merge replays commits unsigned and is disabled.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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sed -n '140,147p' .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
sed -n '22,29p' CONTRIBUTING.adoc
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git rev-parse --verify '1ca2334009c1b38c172253da97a9838e2cc20db2^{commit}'

Repository: hyperpolymath/recon-silly-ation

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Disable rebase merging in the repository configuration.

.github/settings.yml is applied by probot/settings and sets allow_rebase_merge: true. This conflicts with the squash-only policy documented in both guides.

Suggested fix 
-  allow_rebase_merge: true
+  allow_rebase_merge: false
📍 Affects 2 files
  • .github/CONTRIBUTING.md#L144-L144 (this comment)
  • CONTRIBUTING.adoc#L26-L26
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Review comment at @.github/CONTRIBUTING.md at line 144:
Set allow_rebase_merge to false in the repository settings applied by
probot/settings so repository configuration matches the squash-only policy. The
guidance at .github/CONTRIBUTING.md, line 144, and CONTRIBUTING.adoc, line 26,
requires no direct change; these sites document the existing policy.

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. Submit a pull request

*Author:* Jonathan D.A. Jewell j.d.a.jewell@open.ac.uk

== Signed commits

Every commit that reaches the default branch must be signed; a ruleset refuses
unsigned pushes. Estate policy:
https://github.com/hyperpolymath/standards/blob/main/docs/SIGNING-POLICY.adoc[SIGNING-POLICY].

* **People and interactive agents** sign with an SSH key registered on GitHub
as a *signing* key (`gpg.format=ssh`, `user.signingkey=<key>.pub`,
`commit.gpgsign=true`). The committer email must be verified on that account.
* **Apps, bots and workflows** never `git push` local commits. They write
through the API (`createCommitOnBranch` or the estate `signed-push` action)
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.
Rebase-merge replays commits unsigned and is disabled.
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