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diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi index a0d0925941..9d45becf86 100644 --- a/doc/contributing.texi +++ b/doc/contributing.texi @@ -274,6 +274,33 @@ trigger string @code{origin...}, which can be expanded further. The @code{origin} snippet in turn may insert other trigger strings ending on @code{...}, which also can be expanded further. +@cindex insert or update copyright +@cindex @code{M-x guix-copyright} +@cindex @code{M-x copyright-update} +Additionaly we provide insertion and automatic update of a copyright in +@file{etc/copyright.el}. You may want to set your full name, mail, and +load a file. + +@lisp +(setq user-full-name "Alice Doe") +(setq user-mail-address "alice@@mail.org") +;; @r{Assuming the Guix checkout is in ~/src/guix.} +(load-file "~/src/guix/etc/copyright.el") +@end lisp + +To insert a copyright at the current line invoke @code{M-x guix-copyright}. + +To update a copyright you need to specify a @code{copyright-names-regexp}. + +@lisp +(setq copyright-names-regexp + (format "%s <%s>" user-full-name user-mail-address)) +@end lisp + +You can check if your copyright is up to date by evaluating @code{M-x +copyright-update}. If you want to do it automatically after each buffer +save then add @code{(add-hook 'after-save-hook 'copyright-update)} in +Emacs. @node Packaging Guidelines @section Packaging Guidelines |