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* doc: Point out preference of message format.ng02016-07-24
| | | | | | | | | * 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>
* doc: Explain that contributors can use a pseudonym.Ludovic Courtès2016-07-24
| | | | | | | Suggested by ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>. * doc/contributing.texi (Contributing): Explain that using a legal name is not required.
* doc: Add note on gender-neutral wording.Ludovic Courtès2016-07-22
| | | | | | | Suggested by ng0 <ng0@we.make.ritual.n0.is>. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add @item regarding gender-neutral wording.
* doc: Mention --localstatedir for when building from Git.Ludovic Courtès2016-04-16
| | | | | | Reported by Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com>. * doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Mention --localstatedir.
* doc: Add footnote about pointing ~/.config/guix/latest at user's checkoutChristopher Allan Webber2016-03-11
| | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): New footnote.
* doc: Fix minor typos and add missing words.Chris Marusich2016-02-24
| | | | | | | | | * 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>
* doc: rephrase code of conduct.Alex Sassmannshausen2015-12-09
| | | | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Contributing): Rephrase 'code of conduct' section. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
* Add "Contributor Covenant".Ludovic Courtès2015-12-09
| | | | | | | * 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.
* guix build: Add '--rounds'.Ludovic Courtès2015-12-08
| | | | | | | | * 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.
* doc: Mention 'guix environment guix'.Ludovic Courtès2015-11-22
| | | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Mention 'guix environment guix'. Remove outdated description of ./bootstrap. Clarify a few things.
* doc: Remove extraneous "See."Ludovic Courtès2015-11-21
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Remove extra "See" and use @xref instead of @pxref.
* doc: Fix 'geiser-guile-load-path' example.Alex Kost2015-11-21
| | | | | | | Reported by marusich on #guix. * doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): Wrap modifying 'geiser-guile-load-path' into 'with-eval-after-load'.
* doc: './pre-inst-env guix pull' won't upgrade local source tree.Alex Vong2015-11-03
| | | | | | | | * 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>
* doc: Add texinfo to the requirements when building from git.Mark H Weaver2015-10-28
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Add GNU Texinfo to the list of additional requirements.
* doc: Add a REPL example.Ludovic Courtès2015-10-27
| | | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Add REPL example. * doc/emacs.texi (Emacs General info): Add @cindex.
* Add 'guix challenge'.Ludovic Courtès2015-10-20
| | | | | | | | | | | | * 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.
* emacs: Add development utils.Alex Kost2015-09-23
| | | | | | | | | | | | * 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'.
* doc: Add guidelines for synopses and descriptions.Ludovic Courtès2015-09-15
| | | | | | * doc/guix.texi (Synopses and Descriptions): New node. * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add item that cross-references it.
* Add 'guix size'.Ludovic Courtès2015-06-18
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * 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'.
* doc: Move most 'HACKING' informations into the manual.Mathieu Lirzin2015-06-14
* 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.