1 The first line should be a single-line "purpose" for this change
3 TYPE: choose one of [bug fix, enhancement, new feature, feature removed, no impact, text only]
5 KEYWORDS: 5 to 10 words related to commit, separated by commas
7 SOURCE: Either "developer's name (affiliation)" .XOR. "internal" for a WRF Dev committee member
9 DESCRIPTION OF CHANGES:
11 Generally or specifically, what was wrong and needed to be addressed?
14 What was down algorithmically and in the source code to address the problem?
16 ISSUE: For use when this PR closes an issue.
19 LIST OF MODIFIED FILES: list of changed files (use `git diff --name-status master` to get formatted list)
22 1. Do mods fix problem? How can that be demonstrated, and was that test conducted?
23 2. Are the Jenkins tests all passing?
25 RELEASE NOTE: Include a stand-alone message suitable for the inclusion in the minor and annual releases. A publication citation is appropriate.
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29 For github pull requests, the beginning single-line "purpose" should be entered in the title line
30 See https://github.com/wrf-model/WRF/wiki/Changes-to-the-WRF-code-from-start-to-finish for examples
32 Description of commit types:
34 Fixing a demonstrably incorrect portion of code
37 Changing an existing portion of the code; though the old code was not unambiguously
38 wrong, this change presumably improves the code
41 Adding a new feature to the code
44 Removing an existing feature of the code
47 For display changes such as changing the "version_decl", changing variable names,
48 improving error messages, changing quoted Registry elements, or otherwise changing what
49 appears in the log/out/error files but not impacting history/restart output results, timing
50 performance, or memory footprint
53 For README and comments, changing quoted Registry elements, white space alignment, or other
54 changes which have no impact on program output or log files. Additionally, any change which
55 does not impact any of the compiled code.