From c85f91568737b8243c42480da87153489c7a1c9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Manuel Grizonnet <manuel.grizonnet@cnes.fr>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2018 17:12:30 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update CONTRIBUTING.md (add list of valid prefix commit
 message)

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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 87b2a92c53..fbc7511e69 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# How to contribute to Orfeo ToolBox
+# How to contribute to Orfeo ToolBox ?
 
 Thank you for taking the time to contribute to OTB! This document will guide you
 through the workflow and best practices you need to know to send your
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ commit message so that GitLab can [crosslink it](https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/user
 You can prefix your commit message with an indicating flag (DOC, BUG, PKG,
 TEST, SuperBuild, etc.) or the name of the module you are changing.
 
+Standard prefixes for OTB commit messages:
+
+    BUG: Fix for runtime crash or incorrect result
+    COMP: Compiler error or warning fix
+    DOC: Documentation change
+    ENH: New functionality
+    PERF: Performance improvement
+    STYLE: No logic impact (indentation, comments)
+    WIP: Work In Progress not ready for merge
+
 For example, here are some good commit messages:
 
     BUG: #1701 Warn users if parameter string is unset
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