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Dan Morrilla9788cd2009-11-15 11:49:30 -08001page.title=Life of a Patch
Dan Morrill3cd199f2009-11-06 14:04:16 -08002doc.type=source
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Dan Morrilla9788cd2009-11-15 11:49:30 -08004<p>The Android Open Source Project (AOSP) uses a web-based code review tool
5known as "gerrit". The image below is a flowchart that details what happens to
6a patch, once it's been written. Though it may appear complex, the majority of
7the steps below are performed in the web application.</p>
8<p>For full instructions on how to get set up to use gerrit and git, please
9see <a href="{@docRoot}source/submit-patches.html">the Submitting Patches
10page</a>.</p>
Dan Morrill3cd199f2009-11-06 14:04:16 -080011<img src="{@docRoot}images/workflow-0.png"/>