diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index d590754e9..61a49101e 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -102,15 +102,20 @@ Pages](https://docs.github.com/en/pages): "truthy" value). 5. The settings for GitHub Actions and GitHub Pages features should not need to be changed from the repository defaults, unless you've explicitly disabled - them. + Actions or Pages in your fork. The next time you push commits to a branch in your fork, GitHub Actions will run an additional step in the "Build All Packages" workflow named "Publish Packages -for branch". +for branch". This step runs in *your fork*, but if you open a pull request then +this workflow is not shown in the Pull Request's "Checks". These run in the +upstream repository. Navigate to your fork's Actions tab in order to see +the additional "Publish Packages for branch" step. Anyone can then install these packages as described under [Installing packages -from forks](README.md#installing-packages-from-forks). The exact commands are also -quoted in the GitHub Actions log for the "Publish Packages for branch" step. +from forks](README.md#installing-packages-from-forks). + +The exact command is also quoted in the GitHub Actions log in your fork's +Actions for the "Publish Packages for branch" step of "Build All Packages". #### Opting Back Out