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2023-08-16doc: contributing: Mention the expected branch merge request format.Maxim Cournoyer
* doc/contributing.texi (Managing Patches and Branches): Mention the expected branch merge request format.
2023-07-18gnu: Deprecate `texlive-tiny'.Nicolas Goaziou
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.
2023-06-12doc: Move and rewrite the branching strategy.Christopher Baines
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>
2023-06-08doc: Use the term "Procedure" for definitions.Ludovic Courtès
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.
2023-05-24doc: contributing.texi: Specify recipient via equal sign in 'git send-email ↵Felix Lechner
--to'. 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>
2023-05-07Revert "doc: Update all menus."Maxim Cournoyer
This reverts commit 9719d7d2b0733c57e30bff3180ff0fa25c34c66f. It breaks Guix pull, building the 'guix-manual' for reasons that currently escape me.
2023-05-07doc: Update all menus.Maxim Cournoyer
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.
2023-05-07doc: Add some information/recommendation regarding --sysconfdir.Maxim Cournoyer
* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Mention sysconfdir along localstatedir. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Likewise.
2023-05-01doc: Simplify contributing section by automating git configuration.Maxim Cournoyer
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.
2023-04-30doc: Add --sysconfdir=/etc to the recommended ./configure.Josselin Poiret
* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Add --sysconfdir=/etc to the recommended ./configure invocation. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2023-04-03doc: Add a reference to a page explaining consensus decision making.Maxim Cournoyer
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>
2023-03-23doc: Mention Python 2 packages should not be added anymore.Maxim Cournoyer
* doc/contributing.texi (Python Modules): Mention Python 2 packages should not be added anymore.
2023-03-10doc: Sending-a-Patch-Series: Fix URL.Hugo Buddelmeijer
* doc/contributing.texi (Sending a Patch Series): Fix URL for issue tracker. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2023-03-05doc: Give advice to contributors about communicating with reviewers.Leo Famulari
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Give advice.
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.Christopher Baines
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>
2022-12-18doc: Fix typo.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/contributing.texi (Sending a Patch Series): Fix e-mail address of <guix-patches@gnu.org>. Reported by Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <GNUtoo@cyberdimension.org>.
2022-12-02doc: Recommend 'match-record'.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/contributing.texi (Data Types and Pattern Matching): Recommend 'match-record'.
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.Lars-Dominik Braun
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>
2022-10-07doc: Add git send-email tip in 'Submitting Patches' section.Maxim Cournoyer
* 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.
2022-09-25etc: teams: Add scope support.Mathieu Othacehe
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.
2022-09-05doc: Add more info about commits signature local verification.Andrew Tropin
* doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Add more info about commits signature local verification.
2022-08-30etc: Add tempel snippets.Nicolas Graves
* 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>
2022-07-18doc: Fix the example of "Run `make` automatically"Rostislav Svoboda
* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): add missing command separator '--'. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2022-07-15monad-repl: Add "build", "lower", and "verbosity" commands.Ludovic Courtès
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'.
2022-07-13doc: Prefer "guix show" over "guix package --show".Ludovic Courtès
* doc/contributing.texi (Synopses and Descriptions): Use "guix show" instead of "guix package --show".
2022-07-11doc: Fix cross-reference to Git Info manual.Maxim Cournoyer
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.
2022-07-07doc: Document the documentation process.jgart
* doc/contributing.texi (Contributing): Add Writing Documentation section. Co-authored-by: Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu> Co-authored-by: Matt Trzcinski <matt@excalamus.com> Co-authored-by: Fabio Natali <me@fabionatali.com> Co-authored-by: Gabor Boskovits <boskovits@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Luis Felipe <luis.felipe.la@protonmail.com> Signed-off-by: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>
2022-05-22doc: Fix typos.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
* doc/guix.texi (Guix Services): Fix ‘coresponding’ typo. (Using cross-compilation): Fix ‘mecanism’ typo. (Desktop Services): Fix ‘superceeded’ typo. * doc/contributing.texi (Translating Guix): Fix ‘everytime’ typo.
2022-05-22import: Add Elm importer.Philip McGrath
* guix/import/elm.scm, guix/scripts/import/elm.scm: New files. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add them. * guix/scripts/import.scm (importers): Add "elm". * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix import): Document Elm importer. * doc/contributing.texi (Elm Packages): Mention it. * tests/elm.scm ("(guix import elm)"): New test group. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2022-05-22guix: Add elm-build-system.Philip McGrath
* gnu/packages/patches/elm-offline-package-registry.patch: New file. * gnu/local.mk (dist_patch_DATA): Add it. * gnu/packages/elm.scm (elm): Use it. * guix/build-system/elm.scm, guix/build/elm-build-system.scm, tests/elm.scm: New files. * Makefile.scm (MODULES, SCM_TESTS): Add them. * doc/guix.texi (Build Systems): Document 'elm-build-system'. * doc/contributing.texi (Elm Packages): New section. Document naming conventions and utilities. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2022-04-02doc: Document inclusion requirements for new translations.Julien Lepiller
* doc/contributing.texi (Translating Guix)[Conditions for Inclusion]: New section.
2022-02-15doc: Move build commands to @example for clarity.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Tweak so that all the commands appear in @example boxes. Show --localstatedir=/var instead of --localstatedir=@var{directory}.
2022-01-31doc: Add a rule of thumb to guide enabling new committers.Maxim Cournoyer
* doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Introduce a new rule of thumb to determine if a contributor should be considered to become a committer.
2022-01-28doc: Mention how to remedy "source file ... newer than compiled error".Guix Together
* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Mention how to remedy "source file ... newer than compiled" error by running `make -j`. Co-authored-by: jgart <jgart@dismail.de> Co-authored-by: Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu> Co-authored-by: Ryan Prior <rprior@protonmail.com> Co-authored-by: Blake Shaw <blake@nonconstructivism.com> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
2022-01-28doc: Explain the use of make clean-go when an ABI mismatch occurs.Guix Together
* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Adds section on using make clean-go. Co-authored-by: jgart <jgart@dismail.de> Co-authored-by: Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu> Co-authored-by: Ryan Prior <rprior@protonmail.com> Co-authored-by: Blake Shaw <blake@nonconstructivism.com> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
2022-01-10style: Add '--styling' option.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/style.scm (format-package-definition): New procedure. (%options, show-help): Add "--styling". (%default-options): Add 'styling-procedure'. (guix-style): Honor it. * tests/style.scm (with-test-package) ("input labels, 'safe' policy") ("input labels, 'safe' policy, nothing changed") ("input labels, margin comment") ("input labels, margin comment on long list") ("input labels, line comment") ("input labels, modify-inputs and margin comment"): Pass "-S inputs". * etc/indent-code.el: Remove. * doc/contributing.texi (Formatting Code): Mention "guix style" instead of "etc/indent-code.el". (Submitting Patches): Add item for "guix style". * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix style): Document "-S" and update.
2021-12-20doc: Remove extra closing paren.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/contributing.texi (Emacs Packages): Remove extra paren in example.
2021-12-02doc: Give more details about generating patches with base commit information.Leo Famulari
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Talk more about '--base'.
2021-11-17doc: Improve wording for param spec of `./configure`.Rostislav Svoboda
* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Writing "Do <this>. But it won't work unless ..." is a bad practice. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2021-10-25Add 'guix shell'.Ludovic Courtès
* guix/scripts/shell.scm, tests/guix-shell.sh: New files. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add 'shell.scm'. (SH_TESTS): Add 'tests/guix-shell.sh'. * guix/scripts/environment.scm (show-environment-options-help): New procedure. (show-help): Use it. (guix-environment*): New procedure. (guix-environment): Use it. * po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add it. * doc/guix.texi (Features): Refer to "guix shell" (Invoking guix package): Likewise. (Development): Likewise. (Invoking guix shell): New node. (Invoking guix environment): Add deprecation warning. (Debugging Build Failures): Use 'guix shell' in examples. (Invoking guix container): Refer to 'guix shell'. (Invoking guix processes, Virtualization Services): Adjust examples to use 'guix shell'. * doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Refer to 'guix shell'. * etc/completion/bash/guix: Handle "shell".
2021-10-14doc: Fix typo.Marius Bakke
* doc/contributing.texi (Configuring Git): s/respository/repository/
2021-10-04maint: Improve default diff hunk header detection.Sarah Morgensen
Tell git where to look for diff hunk headers: top-level definitions for Scheme files, and (sub)section headers for texi files. * .gitattributes, etc/git/gitconfig: New files. * doc/contributing.texi ("Submitting Patches"): Add subsection "Configuring Git". Document etc/git/gitconfig. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2021-09-22doc: Add item to "Submitting Patches" section.zimoun
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add item about 'git-format-patch --base'. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
2021-07-05doc: Change Debbugs usertags user to "guix".Chris Marusich
* doc/contributing.texi (Debbugs Usertags): Change the user for usertags from "guix-devel@gnu.org" to "guix". This was discussed on the guix-devel email list: <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2021-06/msg00212.html>.
2021-06-23doc: Document the use of Debbugs usertags.Chris Marusich
* doc/contributing.texi (Contributing): Update the short description of the "Tracking Bugs and Patches" chapter in the menu. (Tracking Bugs and Patches): Split this section into three new subsections, titled "The Issue Tracker", "Debbugs User Interfaces", and "Debbugs Usertags". Of these, only the "Debbugs Usertags" is actually new.
2021-06-18doc: Clarify Git commit signing; fix typo.Ludovic Courtès
Suggested by Maxime Devos <maximedevos@telenet.be> and Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu>. * doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Clarify Git commit signing setup and fix typo.
2021-06-18doc: Explain more reasons for commit revocation.Ludovic Courtès
* doc/contributing.texi (Commit Revocation): Expound.
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