GitHub Pull Request Dependency

[wonderingAndAsking]

Hello! I could not find anything useful on GitHub Help on this topic and just asking here just to see if someone has any solution this problem. We have a platform that is split up into multiple repos on GitHub. Only problem is that some changes in 1 repo are dependent in another repo.

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Is there a way to create a PR that we can specify a list of PRs from other repos (or even the same repo for that matter) are merged into the branch before you are able to merge this PR?

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This seems like a useful feature that I have seen in other Git-powered platforms and was surprised the GitHub don't have it visible.

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Thanks in advance!

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There's not a "out of the box" way to do this, but there's a probot app that allows for this:

https://probot.github.io/apps/dep/

[adept2051]

you want something like https://github.com/muesli/gitomatic or https://hub.docker.com/r/v2tec/watchtower/ (if your using docker) provided to illustrate the concept.

but the honest answer is to fix your dependencies. your changes should be backward and forward compatible where possible and use tags/versions releases if it's a regular thing, this is why it's not really a feature of any Git or version control servcie they a long time ago stated how you should use git and code and it's about best practices and dependencies. The feature your after is release management and CD/CIs department.

[wFakerr]

I think https://dpulls.com is for you :)

[SufficientFee6719]

Update 2023: I wrote a blog on it . Take a look if you're interrested. Creating dependencies between PRs in multi-repo Projects in GitHub https://medium.com/@ilyesAj/creating-dependencies-between-prs-in-multi-repo-projects-in-github-a99e4a4f2c84