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[tor-commits] [tor/master] CodingStandards.md: allow "bugfix on all supported versions.



commit b56985f02294ec7c087c457ed17c658e9ea32eb0
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:   Tue Aug 11 17:58:11 2020 -0400

    CodingStandards.md: allow "bugfix on all supported versions.
    
    Closes tpo/core/team#1 .
---
 doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md b/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md
index 1411ff408a..cd3417d0b5 100644
--- a/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md
+++ b/doc/HACKING/CodingStandards.md
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ tor-0.3.1.10
 ...
 ```
 
+If a bug was introduced before the oldest currently supported release series
+of Tor, and it's hard to track down where it was introduced, you may say
+"bugfix on all supported versions of Tor."
+
 If at all possible, try to create the changes file in the same commit where
 you are making the change.  Please give it a distinctive name that no other
 branch will use for the lifetime of your change. We usually use "ticketNNNNN"

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