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| author | Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org> | 2017-09-18 11:12:43 +0200 |
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| committer | Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org> | 2017-09-19 17:17:34 +0200 |
| commit | 5a183a1e2b970c6820b4b151abc4e848e8e05deb (patch) | |
| tree | f72044b0dc0af3f2304065858c4be4918a20548e /doc/contributing.texi | |
| parent | c694520bb13ef11c11c06cbc52e1dc27c24dc788 (diff) | |
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doc: Add "Sending a Patch Series" subsection.
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.
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1 files changed, 20 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index 00edd47710..323b01628d 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -298,11 +298,7 @@ This mailing list is backed by a Debbugs instance accessible at of submissions. Each message sent to that mailing list gets a new tracking number assigned; people can then follow up on the submission by sending email to @code{@var{NNN}@@debbugs.gnu.org}, where @var{NNN} is -the tracking number. When sending a patch series, please first send one -message to @email{guix-patches@@gnu.org}, and then send subsequent -patches to @email{@var{NNN}@@debbugs.gnu.org} to make sure they are kept -together. See @uref{https://debbugs.gnu.org/Advanced.html, the Debbugs -documentation}, for more information. +the tracking number (@pxref{Sending a Patch Series}). Please write commit logs in the ChangeLog format (@pxref{Change Logs,,, standards, GNU Coding Standards}); you can check the commit history for @@ -434,7 +430,22 @@ Please follow our code formatting rules, possibly running the When posting a patch to the mailing list, use @samp{[PATCH] @dots{}} as a subject. You may use your email client or the @command{git -send-email} command. We prefer to get patches in plain text messages, -either inline or as MIME attachments. You are advised to pay attention if -your email client changes anything like line breaks or indentation which -could potentially break the patches. +send-email} command (@pxref{Sending a Patch Series}). We prefer to get +patches in plain text messages, either inline or as MIME attachments. +You are advised to pay attention if your email client changes anything +like line breaks or indentation which could potentially break the +patches. + +@unnumberedsubsec Sending a Patch Series +@anchor{Sending a Patch Series} +@cindex patch series +@cindex @code{git send-email} +@cindex @code{git-send-email} + +When sending a patch series (e.g., using @code{git send-email}), please +first send one message to @email{guix-patches@@gnu.org}, and then send +subsequent patches to @email{@var{NNN}@@debbugs.gnu.org} to make sure +they are kept together. See +@uref{https://debbugs.gnu.org/Advanced.html, the Debbugs documentation} +for more information. +@c Debbugs bug: https://debbugs.gnu.org/db/15/15361.html |