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- Ensure that the patch has a +1 vote, and that 24 hours have elapsed since the first +1 vote was cast on JIRA. Note that this rule appears in the Hive Bylaws. Do not ignore it.
- Include the Jira issue id in the commit message, along with a short description of the change and the name of the contributor if it is not you. Be sure to get the issue id right, as this causes Jira to link to the change in Subversion (use the issue's "All" tab to see these). Example: "HIVE-123. Add awesomesauce to the optimizer. (Mike Brakestoner via jvs)"
- Don't forget to do 'svn add' on any new files, and 'svn delete' on any files that have been 'deleted' by the patch.
- Resolve the issue as fixed, thanking the contributor. Always set the "Fix Version" at this point, but please only set a single fix version, the earliest release in which the change will appear.
- Use the -E option to make sure that empty files are removed during the commit.
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