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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index c436bc4a31..61c05c2489 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -1170,6 +1170,16 @@ Please write commit logs in the ChangeLog format (@pxref{Change Logs,,, standards, GNU Coding Standards}); you can check the commit history for examples. +You can help make the review process more efficient, and increase the +chance that your patch will be reviewed quickly, by describing the +context of your patch and the impact you expect it to have. For +example, if your patch is fixing something that is broken, describe the +problem and how your patch fixes it. Tell us how you have tested your +patch. Will users of the code changed by your patch have to adjust +their workflow at all? If so, tell us how. In general, try to imagine +what questions a reviewer will ask, and answer those questions in +advance. + Before submitting a patch that adds or modifies a package definition, please run through this check list: diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 74658dbc86..7c6ff3d0c9 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Copyright @copyright{} 2014, 2015, 2016 Alex Kost@* Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016 Mathieu Lirzin@* Copyright @copyright{} 2014 Pierre-Antoine Rault@* Copyright @copyright{} 2015 Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer@* -Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 Leo Famulari@* +Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 Leo Famulari@* Copyright @copyright{} 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Ricardo Wurmus@* Copyright @copyright{} 2016 Ben Woodcroft@* Copyright @copyright{} 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 Chris Marusich@* |