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Rebase a PR on its base branch, fix conflicts, and verify build

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Rebase PR

Simple workflow to rebase a PR on its base branch, resolve conflicts, and push.

Usage

/rebase-pr 19882

Workflow

Step 1: Validate PR

gh pr view <PR> --repo AztecProtocol/aztec-packages --json state,headRefName,baseRefName

Abort if:

  • state is not OPEN → "PR #<N> is <state>, nothing to rebase."

Note the baseRefName (usually next or merge-train/*).

Step 2: Checkout and Rebase

gh pr checkout <PR>
git fetch origin <base-branch>
git rebase origin/<base-branch>

Step 3: Resolve Conflicts (if any)

If there are conflicts:

  1. Identify conflicting files:

    git status
    
  2. Resolve each conflict: Edit the files to resolve conflicts

  3. Stage resolved files:

    git add <resolved-file>
    
  4. Continue rebase:

    git rebase --continue
    
  5. Repeat until rebase completes

Important: Always REBASE, never merge.

Step 4: Bootstrap (if needed)

Check if changes exist outside yarn-project:

git diff origin/<base-branch>...HEAD --name-only | grep -v '^yarn-project/'

If yes, run bootstrap from repo root:

(cd $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel) && BOOTSTRAP_TO=yarn-project ./bootstrap.sh)

Step 5: Verify Build

Run from yarn-project:

yarn build

If there are build errors from the rebase, fix them.

Step 6: Quality Checklist

Format and lint ALL packages:

yarn format
yarn lint

Step 7: Commit and Push

If there are changes from build fixes or conflict resolution, commit and push.

If the PR targets next, amend to keep it as a single commit:

git add .
git commit --amend --no-edit
git push --force-with-lease

Otherwise, create a normal commit:

git add .
git commit -m "fix: resolve rebase conflicts"
git push --force-with-lease

Key Points

  • Rebase, don't merge: Always use git rebase, never git merge
  • Amend only for PRs targeting next: Other PRs use normal commits
  • Bootstrap when needed: Only if there are changes outside yarn-project
  • Verify build: Always run yarn build after rebase
  • Force push with lease: Use --force-with-lease for safety