Re: disabling PRs on FreeType's github mirror

Werner,


> Unfortunately, it doesn't give any hint to a contributor why the 'create
pull request' button is just greyed out


I tested it and for me the "New pull request" button is not greyed out, but
there is a warning when trying to create a PR.

Can you please check if the warning is visible on your end.

Image attached for reference

Regards
Anurag




On Thu, 29 May, 2025, 18:20 Werner LEMBERG, <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Hello Anurag,
>
>
> nice to hear from you!
>
> >> does anybody know how to disable PRs on FreeType's github mirror?
> >
> > In GitHub repository settings under moderation options, you should
> > see "Interaction limits".
> >
> > You can enable "Limit to repository collaborators" for 6 months.
> >
> > This should prevent people from creating PRs.
>
> Thanks, I did that now.  Unfortunately, it doesn't give any hint to a
> contributor why the 'create pull request' button is just greyed out...
>
> Looking around in the internet it seems that there isn't a better
> option for github, sigh.
>
>
>     Werner
>
>