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2016-07-28doc: Discourage software bundling....Fixes <http://bugs.gnu.org/24008>. Suggested by ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add item about bundling. Ludovic Courtès
2016-07-28doc: Send changes in your patch which are related....* 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> ng0
2016-07-28doc: Mention separate branch for packages with many dependents....Suggested by ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add note on packages with more than 100 dependents. Ludovic Courtès
2016-07-24doc: Point out preference of message format....* 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> ng0
2016-07-24doc: Explain that contributors can use a pseudonym....Suggested by ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>. * doc/contributing.texi (Contributing): Explain that using a legal name is not required. Ludovic Courtès
2016-07-22doc: Add note on gender-neutral wording....Suggested by ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add @item regarding gender-neutral wording. Ludovic Courtès
2016-04-16doc: Mention --localstatedir for when building from Git....Reported by Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com>. * doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Mention --localstatedir. Ludovic Courtès
2016-03-11doc: Add footnote about pointing ~/.config/guix/latest at user's checkout...* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): New footnote. Christopher Allan Webber
2016-02-24doc: Fix minor typos and add missing words....* doc/guix.texi (Shepherd Services): Add missing words. (Invoking guix system): Fix typo. (Service Types and Services): Fix typo. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Fix typo. Signed-off-by: Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr> Chris Marusich
2015-12-09doc: rephrase code of conduct....* doc/contributing.texi (Contributing): Rephrase 'code of conduct' section. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Alex Sassmannshausen
2015-12-09Add "Contributor Covenant"....* CODE-OF-CONDUCT: New file, adapted from <http://contributor-covenant.org/version/1/3/0/code_of_conduct.txt>. * doc/contributing.texi (Contributing): Mention it. * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add it. Ludovic Courtès
2015-12-08guix build: Add '--rounds'....* guix/scripts/build.scm (show-build-options-help) (%standard-build-options): Add --rounds. (set-build-options-from-command-line): Honor it. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix build): Document it. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Mention it. Ludovic Courtès
2015-11-22doc: Mention 'guix environment guix'....* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Mention 'guix environment guix'. Remove outdated description of ./bootstrap. Clarify a few things. Ludovic Courtès
2015-11-21doc: Remove extraneous "See."...* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Remove extra "See" and use @xref instead of @pxref. Ludovic Courtès
2015-11-21doc: Fix 'geiser-guile-load-path' example....Reported by marusich on #guix. * doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): Wrap modifying 'geiser-guile-load-path' into 'with-eval-after-load'. Alex Kost
2015-11-03doc: './pre-inst-env guix pull' won't upgrade local source tree....* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Clarify './pre-inst-env guix pull' won't upgrade local source tree. * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Mention ~/.config/guix/latest. Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> Alex Vong
2015-10-28doc: Add texinfo to the requirements when building from git....* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Add GNU Texinfo to the list of additional requirements. Mark H Weaver
2015-10-27doc: Add a REPL example....* doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Add REPL example. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs General info): Add @cindex. Ludovic Courtès
2015-10-20Add 'guix challenge'....* guix/scripts/challenge.scm, tests/challenge.scm: New files. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add the former. (SCM_TESTS): Add the latter. * doc.am (SUBCOMMANDS): Add 'challenge'. * doc/guix.texi (Substitutes): Add xref to 'guix challenge'. (Invoking guix challenge): New node. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add note about using 'guix challenge'. * po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add guix/scripts/challenge.scm. Ludovic Courtès
2015-09-23emacs: Add development utils....* emacs/guix-guile.el (guix-guile-current-module): New function. * emacs/guix-devel.el: New file. * emacs.am (ELFILES): Add it. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs Development): New node. (Emacs Interface): Add it. * doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): Mention it. * doc/guix.texi (Top): Add it. * emacs/guix-init.el: Add 'guix-devel-activate-mode-maybe' to 'scheme-mode-hook'. Alex Kost
2015-09-15doc: Add guidelines for synopses and descriptions....* doc/guix.texi (Synopses and Descriptions): New node. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add item that cross-references it. Ludovic Courtès
2015-06-18Add 'guix size'....* guix/scripts/size.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (MODULES): Add it. (SCM_TESTS): Add tests/size.scm. * doc.am (SUBCOMMANDS): Add 'size'. * po/guix/POTFILES.in: Add guix/scripts/size.scm. * tests/size.scm: New file. * doc/guix.texi (Packages with Multiple Outputs): Add xref to "Invoking guix size". (Invoking guix size): New node. (Invoking guix gc): Add index for "closure" and xref to the above. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Use @enumerate for the check list. Add item about 'guix size'. Ludovic Courtès
2015-06-14doc: Move most 'HACKING' informations into the manual....* HACKING (Contributing): New section. (Building from Git, The Perfect Setup, Coding Style, Submitting Patches): Move to ... * doc/guix.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Likewise. * doc/contributing.texi: ... here. New file. * doc.am (EXTRA_DIST): Use it. * README (Installation): Adapt to it. * configure.ac (DOT): Likewise. Mathieu Lirzin