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2023-12-11doc: suggest using pre-inst-env for git-send-email on foreign distros...On foreign distros, not using pre-inst-env when using git-send-email results in a backtrace ending with: no code for module (guix ui) This can be confusing as users did not have to use pre-inst-env to use git-send-email before. * doc/contributing.texi (Sending a Patch Series): add a note to suggest using pre-inst-env when calling git-send-email on foreign distros. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Raphaël Mélotte
2023-12-04doc: Recommend building in ‘guix shell -CPW’....This was prompted by <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/66537>, where someone tried to build Guix within ‘guix shell --pure’ on a foreign distro and found that ./configure would pick software from the host system. Suggested by Hiep Pham <hiepph9@proton.me>. * doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Recommend ‘guix shell -CPW’. Change-Id: I7694b482d982917fef6ec404f68ddacea761f482 Ludovic Courtès
2023-11-20doc: contributing: Fix syntax in link....* doc/contributing.texi(Alternative Setups)[Vim and Neovim]: Fix broken link to fugitive.vim. Change-Id: Ib86239d98c39383169a9cdebc7549477b648206e Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> Ekaitz Zarraga
2023-11-07doc: Document extra Emacs-Debbugs configurations....* doc/contributing.texi (Viewing Bugs within Emacs): Document debbugs-gnu-default-packages, debbugs-gnu-default-severities. (Debbugs User Interfaces): Likewise, and mention debbugs-gnu-guix-search. Suggested-by: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> Change-Id: I8e9026bc394b0cf674c8498ca713c332e48c2700 Maxim Cournoyer
2023-11-07doc: Expound on the build-side versus host-side modules topic....Discussed in <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/65924#98-lineno27>. * doc/contributing.texi (Modules): Add new context indices, and provide a real-life counter-example, and its ramifications. Reported-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Change-Id: I06975fb24f0d67c833884313a727dc550f61d8a0 Maxim Cournoyer
2023-11-07doc: Add some guidelines for reviewing....* doc/contributing.texi (Contributing) [Reviewing the Work of Others]: New section. (Debbugs Usertags): Expound with Emacs Debbugs information and document the 'reviewed-looks-good' usertag. * etc/git/gitconfig [b4]: New section. Change-Id: I56630b15ec4fbc5c67e5420dbf2838556a005d6b Reviewed-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Maxim Cournoyer
2023-11-07doc: Update URL of Mumi git repository....* doc/contributing.texi (Debbugs User Interfaces): Use new repository URL. Change-Id: Ieccf34be8a103740607d8c115120902dc687d4e7 Ricardo Wurmus
2023-11-05doc: contributing: Replace reference to dunst.scm....The contributing documentation makes a reference to dunst.scm as an example of the build process failing after an update. This patch replaces that reference with a much more permanent linux.scm. * doc/contributing.texi: Replace reference to dunst.scm. Change-Id: I89a4157eb253e25979bc35d6d3b12201a0d19951 Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> Jaeme Sifat
2023-11-01doc: contributiong: Fix ref usage....Previous usage renders as "see See Teams". * doc/contributing.texi: Fix ref usage. Change-Id: I97a91697ecb87d07cc3c962a79d87dd290a70a7c Julien Lepiller
2023-10-23doc: Document Cuirass build notifications....* doc/contributing.texi (Tracking Bugs and Changes) <Cuirass Build Notifications>: New subsection. Change-Id: Icead24ec18cd4511ee6217aae3c1d11ec552a9c7 Reviewed-by: Mathieu Othacehe <othacehe@gnu.org> Maxim Cournoyer
2023-10-22build: Add a commit-msg hook that embeds Change-Id in commit messages....Partially implements <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/66027>. This will make it possible to track a merged commit back to its original posting on the mailing list, and open the door to new opportunities such as closing fully merged series automatically. * Makefile.am (COMMIT_MSG_MAGIC): New variable. (.git/hooks/commit-msg): New target. * etc/git/commit-msg: New file. * doc/contributing.texi (Configuring Git): Document Change-Id. Series-changes: 3 - Clarify documentation text, as suggested by Simon Change-Id: Ia92fa958eae600fdd4e180bad494c85db8bb4dd6 Reviewed-by: Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> Maxim Cournoyer
2023-10-05doc: Suggest keeping record type descriptors private....* doc/contributing.texi (Data Types and Pattern Matching): Add paragraph about keeping RTDs private. Suggested-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> Ludovic Courtès
2023-10-05doc: Update bug-reference configuration snippet....* doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup) <Viewing Bugs within Emacs>: Make bug-reference-bug-regexp match more URLs based on issues.guix.gnu.org. Signed-off-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> Suggested-by: Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> Mekeor Melire
2023-10-05doc: contributing: Add alternative setups section....Start with Guile Studio and Vim/NeoVim. * doc/contributing.texi (Alternative Setups): Add section explaining other setups that are similar to the one in The Perfect Setup. Signed-off-by: Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il> Ekaitz Zarraga
2023-09-26doc: Update bug-reference configuration snippet....* doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup) <Viewing Bugs within Emacs>: Properly quote Elisp functions. Add 'require' directives. Set BUG-REFERENCE-URL-FORMAT so the configuration is self-contained. Suggested-by: Mekeor Melire <mekeor@posteo.de> Maxim Cournoyer
2023-09-25doc: Add new 'Circular Module Dependencies' section....* doc/contributing.texi (Circular Module Dependencies): New subsection. Series-version: 2 Series-to: 65860@debbugs.gnu.org Patch-cc: mhw@netris.org Cover-letter: Resolve a circular module dependencies in embedded modules This series is the culmination of at least a day of effort tracking down the source of a module dependency cycle (!). The last commit adds some guidelines in the hope to avoid a repeat (perhaps 'lint' could be taught to automate these checks). END Maxim Cournoyer
2023-09-22doc: contributing: Clarify generating the pre-inst-env script....Lack of clarity reported by lrustland on IRC. * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Refer to the Building from Git section when giving instructions for generating the pre-inst-env script. Efraim Flashner
2023-09-18maint: Support `guix shell' in Guix's git archive with manifest.scm....* manifest.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add it. * doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Mention using it. Janneke Nieuwenhuizen
2023-09-17.dir-locals.el: Update bug-reference configuration and document it....(nil) <bug-reference-url-format>: Update URL. Add comment. * doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): New "Viewing bugs within Emacs" subsection. Co-authored-by: Brian Cully <bjc@spork.org> Maxim Cournoyer
2023-09-06.dir-locals: Streamline Geiser configuration....Geiser now has support locating the project root and adding it to the load path without external help; leverage it. * .dir-locals.el [nil]: Remove obsolete Geiser configuration. Set the geiser-repl-per-project-p variable to t. * doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): No longer mention explicitly setting the geiser-guile-load-path; instead mention the effect of the .dir-locals.el file. Reported-by: Wolf <wolf@wolfsden.cz> Maxim Cournoyer
2023-09-05doc: Document mumi command-line interface....* doc/contributing.texi (Debbugs User Interfaces)[Command-line interface]: New subsubsection. Update menus. * doc/guix.texi: Bump copyright year. Signed-off-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> Modified-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> Arun Isaac
2023-08-16doc: contributing: Mention the expected branch merge request format....* doc/contributing.texi (Managing Patches and Branches): Mention the expected branch merge request format. Maxim Cournoyer
2023-07-18gnu: Deprecate `texlive-tiny'....At this point, there are three equivalent TeX Live sub-systems: texlive-scheme-basic, texlive-tiny, and (texlive-updmap.cfg). It is confusing to keep so many around. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Remove reference to TEXLIVE-TINY. * gnu/packages/algebra.scm (pari-gp)[native-inputs]: (giac)[native-inputs]: * gnu/packages/chez.scm (chez-sockets)[native-inputs]: * gnu/packages/engineering.scm (fastcap)[native-inputs]: * gnu/packages/gettext.scm (po4a)[native-inputs]: * gnu/packages/maths.scm (cddlib)[native-inputs]: (gnuplot)[native-inputs]: (itpp)[native-inputs]: * gnu/packages/ocaml.scm (unison)[native-inputs]: * gnu/packages/pdf.scm (extractpdfmark)[native-inputs]: * gnu/packages/photo.scm (enblend-enfuse): Replace TEXLIVE-TINY with a call to TEXLIVE-UPDMAP.CFG. * gnu/packages/radio.scm (gnuradio)[native-inputs]: Remove unnecessary TEXLIVE-TINY. * gnu/packages/tex.scm (texlive-tiny): Deprecate it in favor of TEXLIVE-SCHEME-BASIC. (texlive-makecmds)[native-inputs]: Replace TEXLIVE-TINY with a call to TEXLIVE-UPDMAP.CFG. * guix/lint.scm (check-inputs-should-be-native): Check only for "texlive-updmap.cfg" input name. Nicolas Goaziou
2023-06-12doc: Move and rewrite the branching strategy....Move away from using staging and core-updates, and make the strategy independant of branch names. Keep the 300 dependent threshold for changes to master, as I don't have any specific reason to change this. Most importantly, require using guix-patches issues to coordinate merging of the branches, as I think that'll address the key issues that have shown up recently where it's been unclear which branch should be merged next. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Move the branching strategy to a new Managing Patches and Branches section. (Managing Patches and Branches): New section. (Commit Policy): Simplify through referencing the new Managing Patches and Branches section. Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> Christopher Baines
2023-06-08doc: Use the term "Procedure" for definitions....In an effort to homogenize things, commit 3c40dfe2851dd4ef48d2711f9f3531c06afbe1f2 replaced: @deffn {Scheme Procedure} with: @defun However, the latter prints "Function" when all existing material about Scheme uses the term "procedure". Thus, for consistency, this commit switches to: @deffn {Procedure} * doc/guix.texi, doc/contributing.texi: Use "@deffn {Procedure}" consistently rather than "@defun" or similar. Ludovic Courtès
2023-05-24doc: contributing.texi: Specify recipient via equal sign in 'git send-email -......The documentation for git send-email recommends the use of an equal sign when specifying a recipient with the --to option. [1] Adjusts the reference manual accordingly. [1] https://git-scm.com/docs/git-send-email * doc (contributing.texi): Specify recipient via equal sign in 'git send-email --to'. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Felix Lechner
2023-05-07Revert "doc: Update all menus."...This reverts commit 9719d7d2b0733c57e30bff3180ff0fa25c34c66f. It breaks Guix pull, building the 'guix-manual' for reasons that currently escape me. Maxim Cournoyer
2023-05-07doc: Update all menus....Automated via 'M-x texinfo-all-menus-update' in Emacs, and dropping the *Contributing menu removal, which is erroneously removed because defined in a different Texinfo file. * doc/guix.texi: Update all menus. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Likewise. Maxim Cournoyer
2023-05-07doc: Add some information/recommendation regarding --sysconfdir....* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Mention sysconfdir along localstatedir. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Likewise. Maxim Cournoyer
2023-05-01doc: Simplify contributing section by automating git configuration....Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/58813>. No longer suggests to splice the output of etc/teams.scm commands into the 'git send-email' command line; this is now transparently handled by the Git configuration, which is also automatic. * doc/contributing.texi (Configuring Git): Streamline section, now automated via Automake. (Sending a Patch Series): Do not specify options configured as default by the above. Prefer long option names, for readability. (Teams): Rewrite the examples to use --header-cmd. (Commit Access): Refer to the Configuring Git section instead of detailing manual steps. Maxim Cournoyer
2023-04-30doc: Add --sysconfdir=/etc to the recommended ./configure....* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Add --sysconfdir=/etc to the recommended ./configure invocation. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Josselin Poiret
2023-04-03doc: Add a reference to a page explaining consensus decision making....This is to make explicit something which until now had always been implicit. * doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Mention that committers are expected to employ consensus decision making. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Maxim Cournoyer
2023-03-23doc: Mention Python 2 packages should not be added anymore....* doc/contributing.texi (Python Modules): Mention Python 2 packages should not be added anymore. Maxim Cournoyer
2023-03-10doc: Sending-a-Patch-Series: Fix URL....* doc/contributing.texi (Sending a Patch Series): Fix URL for issue tracker. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Hugo Buddelmeijer
2023-03-05doc: Give advice to contributors about communicating with reviewers....* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Give advice. Leo Famulari
2023-01-11doc: contributing: Note '-v REVISION' bug in 'git send-email'....* doc/contributing.texi ("Submitting Patches")["Sending a Patch Series"]: Note that a bug in 'git send-email' means '-v REVISION' (with a space) will not work. Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> (
2023-01-11doc: contributing: Tweak the Commit Policy....Add more examples of when it can be appropriate to push changes without review, as I think this can be appropriate in the case of trivial changes (as mentioned before), but also non-trivial fixes. No longer suggest pushing simple new packages or package upgrades (that don't cause lots of rebuilds) without sending to guix-patches. Now there's some automation for testing changes sent to guix-patches, sending changes there before pushing can mean that more rigorous testing takes place and help speed up substitutes becoming available. This is true, even if no human review takes place. Only suggest waiting one week for review for simpler changes, wait two weeks for more significant changes. Also, reorder some of the information in this section so it's grouped together better. * doc/contributing.texi (Commit Policy): Tweak. Signed-off-by: Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net> Christopher Baines
2022-12-18doc: Fix typo....* doc/contributing.texi (Sending a Patch Series): Fix e-mail address of <guix-patches@gnu.org>. Reported by Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <GNUtoo@cyberdimension.org>. Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2022-12-02doc: Recommend 'match-record'....* doc/contributing.texi (Data Types and Pattern Matching): Recommend 'match-record'. Ludovic Courtès
2022-11-01doc: contributing: Use proper subsections....* doc/contributing.texi ("Submitting Patches") ["Sending a Patch Series", "Teams"]: Convert to numbered subsections. Add nodes. Signed-off-by: Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler@gmail.com> (
2022-10-28doc: contributing: Expand "Sending a Patch Series"....* doc/contributing.texi: Expand on sending patches and using git send-email. Signed-off-by: Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler@gmail.com> (
2022-10-27build-system: Add pyproject-build-system....This is an experimental build system based on python-build-system that implements PEP 517-compliant builds. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Add pyproject-build-system section. * doc/contributing.texi (Python Modules): Mention pyproject.toml and the PYTHON-TOOLCHAIN package, as well as differences to python-build-system. * guix/build-system/pyproject.scm, guix/build/pyproject-build-system.scm, gnu/packages/aux-files/python/sanity-check-next.py, gnu/packages/python-commencement.scm: New files. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Register the new build systems. * gnu/local.mk (GNU_SYSTEM_MODULES): Add python-commencement.scm. * gnu/packages/python.scm (python-sans-pip, python-sans-pip-wrapper): New variables. Co-authored-by: Marius Bakke <marius@gnu.org> Lars-Dominik Braun
2022-10-07doc: Add git send-email tip in 'Submitting Patches' section....* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add a tip detailing how to prefix the subject line with the branch name the change should be installed to. Maxim Cournoyer
2022-09-25etc: teams: Add scope support....Add a scope list to each team. This list defines all the files and directories that are mentored by the team. Also add a cc-members command that takes two Git revision strings as input, add returns the members that should be CC'ed given the files impacted between the two revisions. * etc/teams.scm.in (<team>)[scope]: New field. (team, list-teams): Adapt those procedures. (find-team-by-scope, diff-revisions): New procedures. (main): Add a "cc-members" command. * doc/contributing.texi ("Teams"): Document it. ("Sending a Patch Series"): Adapt it. Mathieu Othacehe
2022-09-05doc: Add more info about commits signature local verification....* doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Add more info about commits signature local verification. Andrew Tropin
2022-08-30etc: Add tempel snippets....* etc/snippets/tempel/scheme-mode: New file. * etc/snippets/tempel/text-mode: New file. * etc/snippets/scheme-mode: Moved from here... * etc/snippets/yas/scheme-mode: ... to here. * etc/snippets/text-mode: Moved from here... * etc/snippets/yas/text-mode: ... to here. * doc/contributing.texi ("The Perfect Setup"): Adjust yasnippet setup accordingly. Add tempel setup. Signed-off-by: Liliana Marie Prikler <liliana.prikler@gmail.com> Nicolas Graves
2022-07-18doc: Fix the example of "Run `make` automatically"...* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): add missing command separator '--'. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Rostislav Svoboda
2022-07-15monad-repl: Add "build", "lower", and "verbosity" commands....Fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/56114>. Reported by Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be>. * guix/monad-repl.scm (%build-verbosity): New variable. (evaluate/print-with-store): New procedure. (run-in-store): Rewrite in terms of 'evaluate/print-with-store'. (verbosity, lower, build): New meta-commands. * doc/guix.texi (Using Guix Interactively): New node. (The Store Monad): Link to it. (Invoking guix repl): Likewise. * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Refer to it. (The Perfect Setup): Suggest 'guix install' rather than 'guix package -i'. Ludovic Courtès
2022-07-13doc: Prefer "guix show" over "guix package --show"....* doc/contributing.texi (Synopses and Descriptions): Use "guix show" instead of "guix package --show". Ludovic Courtès
2022-07-11doc: Fix cross-reference to Git Info manual....Partially fixes <https://issues.guix.gnu.org/55821>. Partially because our git package doesn't yet include the documentation. This change will need to go to core-updates. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Adjust the node name. Maxim Cournoyer
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