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Create a Guide/Template: How to resolve PR merge conflicts when another contributor made a previous PR #120

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We need documentation to guide developers in resolving this common problem. 2 devs start with the same base commit, the first one to create a PR is okay, but the 2nd dev to create a PR will have some conflicts in their PR, even though it runs fine.

Action Items

  • write doc to explain and guide to find the solution
  • check the website team's guide on the same topic
    • if there are common sections
      • copy the relevant portion into a new guide in the Engineering CoP docs repo. Note which projects are referencing the guide.
      • link from our docs while removing those sections
      • notify website team to examine the content and link it from their docs

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The preferred solution is to rebase the new PR to the new HEAD of the main branch and resolve any conflicts so that the PR can be merged smoothly.

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  1. ExperimentsInHonesty commented on Jan 26, 2024

    @ExperimentsInHonesty
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    This might be something we want the engineering cop to write. If they won't write is, we will write our own custom version.

  2. changed the title [-]Add documentation on how to resolve PR merge conflicts when another contributor made a previous PR[/-] [+][docs] Document how to resolve PR merge conflicts when another contributor made a previous PR[/+] on Jun 3, 2024
  3. changed the title [-][docs] Document how to resolve PR merge conflicts when another contributor made a previous PR[/-] [+][docs] How to resolve PR merge conflicts when another contributor made a previous PR[/+] on Jun 3, 2024
  4. changed the title [-][docs] How to resolve PR merge conflicts when another contributor made a previous PR[/-] [+]docs: How to resolve PR merge conflicts when another contributor made a previous PR[/+] on Jun 10, 2024
  5. changed the title [-]docs: How to resolve PR merge conflicts when another contributor made a previous PR[/-] [+]Create a Guide: How to resolve PR merge conflicts when another contributor made a previous PR[/+] on Mar 30, 2025
  6. AkhilaA12 commented on Mar 31, 2025

    @AkhilaA12
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    Shortcuts have been created for the issue.

  7. changed the title [-]Create a Guide: How to resolve PR merge conflicts when another contributor made a previous PR[/-] [+]Create a Guide/Template: How to resolve PR merge conflicts when another contributor made a previous PR[/+] on Apr 6, 2025
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