Ludovic Courtès
ef09cb866c
doc: Add a cooptation policy for commit access.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Draft a cooptation policy.
2020-01-09 23:33:04 +01:00
Ludovic Courtès
98ebcf1c1b
doc: Encourage patch review.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Add note about patch review.
2020-01-09 23:33:04 +01:00
Ludovic Courtès
2d315cd428
doc: Move "Commit Access" section from 'HACKING' to the manual.
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* HACKING (Commit Access): Remove.
(Contributing): Update URL of the manual.
* doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): New section.
(Submitting Patches): Add cross reference.
2020-01-09 23:33:04 +01:00
Ludovic Courtès
a7bde77d24
doc: Add "Tracking Bugs and Patches" section.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Tracking Bugs and Patches): New section.
(Submitting Patches): Refer to it.
* doc/guix.texi: Update copyright line.
* HACKING (Using emacs-debbugs): Remove.
2020-01-09 23:33:04 +01:00
Ludovic Courtès
b3011dbbd2
doc: Mention "make authenticate".
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* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Add instructions to run
'git verify-commit' and 'make authenticate'.
2019-12-27 13:52:49 +01:00
Pierre Neidhardt
da31e7d9ec
doc: Link to "Building from Git" instead of quoting command to build Guix.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Remove example.
Add link to "Building from Git" section.
2019-12-13 13:31:00 +01:00
Pierre Neidhardt
9fcf282058
doc: Mention how to simulate a `guix pull' before submitting patches.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Mention the dummy guix pull
command in the check list.
2019-12-08 16:34:32 +01:00
Pierre Neidhardt
bf99d7e0e2
doc: Mention how to rebuild guix before submitting patches.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Mention rebuild command in the
check list.
2019-12-08 16:32:34 +01:00
zimoun
0758a70cc0
doc: Mention value /var to localstatedir option.
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* README (Installing Guix from Guix): Mention value /var to localstatedir option.
* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Likewise.
* doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Likewise.
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2019-11-09 23:04:14 +01:00
Ludovic Courtès
8ba31e8bd1
doc: Use @lisp instead of @example for Scheme snippets.
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This is a followup to f8c143a713
2019-09-07 18:42:08 +02:00
Florian Pelz
0636742b77
doc: Reorder and clarify contributing instructions.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git, Running Guix Before It Is
Installed): Make instructions using Guix come first and clarify which code is
an instruction and which is merely an example.
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2019-07-17 15:36:04 +02:00
Arne Babenhauserheide
fb8b99a5f5
doc: note how to install git send-email
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* doc/contributing.texi (git send-email): Add install instructions.
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2019-07-15 12:48:49 +02:00
Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
44b5f28a77
doc: Remove references to hydra.gnu.org.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Packaging Guidelines, Submitting Patches):
Replace hydra URL with @value{SUBSTITUTE-SERVER}.
* doc/guix.texi (Official Substitute Server): Remove ‘hydra’ @cindex.
(Substitute Server Authorization): Remove note about hydra.gnu.org.pub.
2019-06-29 06:28:50 +02:00
Giovanni Biscuolo
43ec98ef30
doc: use pure environment when building from git
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* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Add --pure to "guix environment"
invocations
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2019-05-20 23:23:01 +02:00
Efraim Flashner
b28e4e3c0d
doc: Remove instances of powerpc-linux being a supported Guix architecture.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Remove powerpc-linux
examples.
* doc/guix.texi (Virtualization Services): Replace powerpc-linux example
with mips64el-linux.
2019-03-24 19:42:24 +02:00
Danny Milosavljevic
89339a35bd
doc: Document how to enable qemu binfmt service and how to use it.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Document how to enable qemu
binfmt service and how to use it.
Co-authored-by: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
2019-02-04 17:56:28 +01:00
Ludovic Courtès
f73ab814a5
doc: Show how to install Emacs, Guile, and Geiser.
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* doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): Show "guix package -i"
command line.
2019-02-04 00:03:30 +01:00
Ludovic Courtès
afe7408e19
doc: Move "Packaging Guidelines" under "Contributing".
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* doc/guix.texi (Packaging Guidelines): Move to...
* doc/contributing.texi (Packaging Guidelines): ... here. Turn into a
section. Adjust references to "Contributing".
2019-01-22 23:04:06 +01:00
Pierre Neidhardt
0afeb7468c
doc: Replace @command by @code for packages
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Replace @command by @code for
packages.
2018-12-15 19:21:08 +01:00
Pierre Neidhardt
024e358cb9
doc: Merge "discourage use of texlive" with existing paragraph on "guix size"
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Merge "discourage use of
texlive" with existing paragraph on "guix size".
2018-12-15 00:20:35 +01:00
Pierre Neidhardt
dc56dc025d
doc: Discourage the use of texlive as input
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Discourage the use of texlive as
input.
2018-12-14 23:32:39 +01:00
Ludovic Courtès
0bc02becca
Remove most references to hydra.gnu.org.
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* Makefile.am (assert-binaries-available): Don't mention hydra.gnu.org
in comment.
* build-aux/check-available-binaries.scm: Likewise.
* build-aux/check-final-inputs-self-contained.scm: Likewise.
* doc/guix.texi (SUBSTITUTE-SERVER): New variable.
Use it throughout instead of "mirror.hydra.gnu.org".
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Likewise.
* gnu/services/base.scm (hydra-key-authorization)
(guix-activation): Remove mentions of "hydra.gnu.org" in comments and
messages.
* gnu/system/install.scm (%installation-services): Likewise.
* guix/scripts/size.scm (guix-size): Likewise.
2018-12-04 10:57:56 +01:00
Ludovic Courtès
bca6396749
doc: Mention that ./pre-inst-env is generated.
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Suggested by swedebugia <swedebugia@riseup.net>.
* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Mention
that ./pre-inst-env is generated.
2018-11-16 23:16:05 +01:00
Pierre Neidhardt
4feb589bf4
doc: Add recommendations for good origin URLs.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): URL recommendations.
2018-10-10 18:06:08 +02:00
Arun Isaac
9286c29504
etc: snippets: Add guix-commit-message-use-https-home-page.
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* etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-use-https-home-page: New file.
* doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): Document new snippet.
2018-07-13 12:45:11 +05:30
Ludovic Courtès
0207768fc9
doc: Mention the build environment.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Add a
note about having the dependencies available.
2018-07-04 14:36:07 +02:00
Marius Bakke
38ab778fbd
doc: Clarify when branches are "frozen".
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Provide a link to Hydra. Add
section about freezing branches.
2018-06-16 21:35:24 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès
75e24d7b0e
pull: Install the new Guix in a profile.
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* guix/scripts/pull.scm (%pull-version): New variable.
(build-from-source): Pass #:pull-version to BUILD.
(whole-package-for-legacy, derivation->manifest-entry): New procedure.
(build-and-install): Rewrite in terms of 'build-and-use-profile'.
* guix/scripts/system.scm (maybe-suggest-running-guix-pull)[latest]:
Switch to "/current".
* scripts/guix.in (augment-load-paths!): Remove use of
~/.config/guix/latest.
* build-aux/compile-as-derivation.scm: Replace "/guix/latest/" with
"/current/share/guile/site/X.Y"
* guix/scripts.scm (warn-about-old-distro)[age]: Check "/current"
instead of "/latest".
* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Document it.
* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Remove
footnote about abusing ~/.config/guix/latest.
2018-06-09 12:02:27 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès
60912a888d
doc: Add tips for Vim users.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Formatting Code): Add a paragraph about Vim.
2018-04-27 18:45:02 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès
67441b9a6e
doc: Suggest running guix-daemon with 'sudo -E'.
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Suggested by Martin H. <maze@strahlungsfrei.de>.
* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Suggest
'sudo -E'.
2018-01-17 15:48:22 -08:00
Ricardo Wurmus
42cdcdff19
etc: Add snippets.
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* etc/snippets/scheme-mode/guix-cvs-reference,
etc/snippets/scheme-mode/guix-git-reference,
etc/snippets/scheme-mode/guix-hg-reference,
etc/snippets/scheme-mode/guix-origin,
etc/snippets/scheme-mode/guix-package,
etc/snippets/scheme-mode/guix-svn-reference,
etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-add-package,
etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-update-package: New files.
* doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): Document snippets.
2017-12-15 23:15:32 +01:00
Ricardo Wurmus
308c08d371
doc: Move paragraph about signature verification to the top.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Remind contributors to verify
cryptographic signatures at the very beginning.
2017-11-08 17:19:45 +01:00
Jan Nieuwenhuizen
4619b59cb4
doc: Add a note about closing bug threads.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add a note about closing bug
threads by mailing to NNN-done@debbugs.gnu.org .
Suggested-by: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
2017-09-19 17:17:42 +02:00
Jan Nieuwenhuizen
5a183a1e2b
doc: Add "Sending a Patch Series" subsection.
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Searching for `git send-email' took you to the end of `Submitting Patches'
section which said
You may use your email client or the ‘git send-email’ command.
without further warning or remark.
* doc/contributing.texi (Sending a Patch Series): Move information about
debbugs bug 15361 to subsection. Add git-send-email index entries.
(Submitting Patches): Reference it.
2017-09-19 17:17:34 +02:00
Leo Famulari
73a203450d
Revert "doc: Suggest running guix-daemon with 'sudo -E'."
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This change might not correct, so we revert it for now:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2017-08/msg00057.html
This reverts commit 6a4364335c
2017-08-07 14:09:49 -04:00
Ludovic Courtès
6a4364335c
doc: Suggest running guix-daemon with 'sudo -E'.
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Suggested by Martin H. <maze@strahlungsfrei.de>.
* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Suggest
'sudo -E'.
2017-08-06 00:03:45 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès
dbfcadfc30
doc: Show the "git clone" command.
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Suggested by Joshua Branson <jbranso91@gmail.com>.
* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Add "git clone" command.
2017-07-20 18:08:00 +02:00
Ricardo Wurmus
8ceffb2f34
doc: Encourage signature verification.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Remind contributors to verify
cryptographic signatures.
2017-06-25 22:26:08 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès
916b5eba0d
doc: Document the branching and rebuild scheduling strategy.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Document the branching
scheme.
2017-05-13 22:25:23 +02:00
Alex Kost
8ca0c88a89
doc: Add references to Emacs-Guix manual.
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* doc/htmlxref.cnf: Add links to the real manual.
* doc/contributing.texi (Formatting Code): Add reference to it.
* doc/guix.texi (Package Management): Likewise.
2017-05-04 22:45:53 +03:00
Ludovic Courtès
230efa876f
doc: Update patch submission instructions.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add paragraph on
guix-patches@gnu.org .
2017-02-13 10:02:54 +01:00
Ludovic Courtès
557d9c8d7a
etc: Support indentation of whole files.
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* etc/indent-package.el.in: Rename to...
* etc/indent-code.el.in: ... this. Add case for a single argument.
* doc/contributing.texi (Formatting Code): Adjust accordingly.
* configure.ac: Likewise.
2017-01-13 18:49:31 +01:00
Ludovic Courtès
7bb2b10cd0
etc: Add 'indent-package.el' script.
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* configure.ac: Check for 'emacs', substitute 'EMACS', and emit
'etc/indent-package.el'.
* etc/indent-package.el.in: New file.
* doc/contributing.texi (Formatting Code): Mention
'etc/indent-package.el'.
(Submitting Patches): Likewise, and link to the above node.
Co-authored-by: Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
2017-01-12 14:56:52 +01:00
Alex Kost
deb6276dda
Remove Emacs interface.
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* emacs/guix-about.el: Remove file.
* emacs/guix-backend.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-base.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-buffer.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-build-log.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-command.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-config.el.in: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-devel.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-entry.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-external.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-geiser.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-guile.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-help-vars.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-helper.scm.in: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-history.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-hydra-build.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-hydra-jobset.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-hydra.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-info.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-init.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-license.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-list.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-location.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-main.scm: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-messages.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-pcomplete.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-popup.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-prettify.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-profiles.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-read.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-ui-generation.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-ui-license.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-ui-location.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-ui-package.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-ui-system-generation.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-ui.el: Likewise.
* emacs/guix-utils.el: Likewise.
* emacs/local.mk: Likewise.
* doc/emacs.texi: Likewise.
* doc/guix.texi: Remove cross-references to Emacs nodes.
(Package Management): Mention 'emacs-guix' package.
* doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): Remove the reference.
* doc/htmlxref.cnf: Add 'emacs-guix' URL.
* Makefile.am: Remove Emacs stuff.
* configure.ac: Likewise.
* gnu/packages/package-management.scm (guix-0.12.0)[native-inputs]:
Remove "emacs".
[propagated-inputs]: Remove "geiser" and "emacs-magit-popup".
Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-12-29 23:40:24 +03:00
Maxim Cournoyer
089f385a21
doc: Fix typo in Submitting Patches section.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Fix "could could" typo.
Signed-off-by: Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
2016-12-14 14:57:50 -05:00
Ludovic Courtès
d222522edf
doc: Discourage software bundling.
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Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/24008 >.
Suggested by ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>.
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add item about bundling.
2016-07-28 15:41:00 +02:00
ng0
3a78fab83d
doc: Send changes in your patch which are related.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): New @item:
This gives information about sending related changes and examples on
what we view as related changes.
Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-07-28 15:38:14 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès
189b1543cb
doc: Mention separate branch for packages with many dependents.
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Suggested by ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>.
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add note on packages with
more than 100 dependents.
2016-07-28 15:24:37 +02:00
ng0
0f53b886e2
doc: Point out preference of message format.
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* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Includes a note on
preference of plain text messages with either inline or MIME attachments
and advise contributers to pay attention if their email client breaks the
patches.
Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2016-07-24 19:54:15 +02:00
Ludovic Courtès
dfcdd9c25d
doc: Explain that contributors can use a pseudonym.
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Suggested by ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>.
* doc/contributing.texi (Contributing): Explain that using a legal name
is not required.
2016-07-24 19:54:15 +02:00
