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* doc: Fix typos.zimoun2020-05-25
| | | | | | | * doc/guix.texi: Fix typos. * doc/contributing.texi: Fix typos. Signed-off-by: Julien Lepiller <julien@lepiller.eu>
* maint: Add "make check-channel-news".Ludovic Courtès2020-05-22
| | | | | | | * build-aux/check-channel-news.scm: New file. * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add it. (check-channel-news): New phony rule. * doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Mention "make check-channel-news".
* doc: Specify the branch name in the title of a patch.base-for-series-3935Brice Waegeneire2020-05-12
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add branch name in the title of a patch if different than master.
* doc: Recommend against SHA1 OpenPGP signatures.Ludovic Courtès2020-05-04
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Recommend against SHA1 signatures.
* doc: Document committer authorization.Ludovic Courtès2020-05-04
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Add instructions for authorizing committers.
* doc: Update guidance about Python 2 package variants.Leo Famulari2020-03-13
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Python Modules): Don't recommend adding Python-2 package variants by default.
* doc: Use HTTPS for external links.Vitaliy Shatrov2020-03-10
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (14.1 Building from Git, 14.3 The Perfect Setup, 14.4.1 Software Freedom, 14.4.4 Synopses and Descriptions, 14.5.4 Formatting Code): Use HTTPS for @uref{}s and @url{}s that support it. * doc/fdl-1.3.texi (Appendix A GNU Free Documentation License): Use HTTPS for @uref{}s and @url{}s that support it. * doc/guix.texi (6.3 Build Systems, 8.8.4 Networking Services, 8.8.8 Sound Services, 8.8.16 Web Services, 8.11 Name Service Switch, 12.2 Preparing to Use the Bootstrap Binaries); Use HTTPS for @uref{}s and @url{}s that support it. Signed-off-by: Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com>
* doc: Use an https link for Contributor Covenant.Jakub Kądziołka2020-03-09
| | | | | | | * doc/contributing.texi: Switch to https for the link to contributor-covenant.org Reported-By: guix-vits on IRC
* etc: Add copyright.base-for-series-2978Oleg Pykhalov2020-02-22
| | | | | * etc/copyright.el: New file. * doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): Document this.
* doc: Document packaging guidelines for Rust crates.Efraim Flashner2020-02-18
| | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Rust Crates): New section.
* Use HTTPS for www.emacswiki.org.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice2020-01-19
| | | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): Use HTTPS for ParEdit wiki page. * gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm (emacs-wget, emacs-iedit)[home-page]: Use HTTPS. (emacs-transpose-frame)[source]: Likewise.
* doc: Add a cooptation policy for commit access.Ludovic Courtès2020-01-09
| | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Draft a cooptation policy.
* doc: Encourage patch review.Ludovic Courtès2020-01-09
| | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): Add note about patch review.
* doc: Move "Commit Access" section from 'HACKING' to the manual.Ludovic Courtès2020-01-09
| | | | | | | * HACKING (Commit Access): Remove. (Contributing): Update URL of the manual. * doc/contributing.texi (Commit Access): New section. (Submitting Patches): Add cross reference.
* doc: Add "Tracking Bugs and Patches" section.Ludovic Courtès2020-01-09
| | | | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Tracking Bugs and Patches): New section. (Submitting Patches): Refer to it. * doc/guix.texi: Update copyright line. * HACKING (Using emacs-debbugs): Remove.
* doc: Mention "make authenticate".Ludovic Courtès2019-12-27
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Add instructions to run 'git verify-commit' and 'make authenticate'.
* doc: Link to "Building from Git" instead of quoting command to build Guix.Pierre Neidhardt2019-12-13
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Remove example. Add link to "Building from Git" section.
* doc: Mention how to simulate a `guix pull' before submitting patches.Pierre Neidhardt2019-12-08
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Mention the dummy guix pull command in the check list.
* doc: Mention how to rebuild guix before submitting patches.Pierre Neidhardt2019-12-08
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Mention rebuild command in the check list.
* doc: Mention value /var to localstatedir option.zimoun2019-11-09
| | | | | | | | * README (Installing Guix from Guix): Mention value /var to localstatedir option. * doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Likewise. * doc/guix.texi (Requirements): Likewise. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
* doc: Use @lisp instead of @example for Scheme snippets.Ludovic Courtès2019-09-07
| | | | | | | | This is a followup to f8c143a7131d6f40f387f4cd2ad1fa78b5e2f429, which allows syntax highlighting of @lisp snippets in the HTML output. * doc/guix.texi, doc/contributing.texi: Use @lisp instead of @example for all the Scheme snippets.
* doc: Reorder and clarify contributing instructions.Florian Pelz2019-07-17
| | | | | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git, Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Make instructions using Guix come first and clarify which code is an instruction and which is merely an example. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
* doc: note how to install git send-emailArne Babenhauserheide2019-07-15
| | | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (git send-email): Add install instructions. Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
* doc: Remove references to hydra.gnu.org.Tobias Geerinckx-Rice2019-06-29
| | | | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Packaging Guidelines, Submitting Patches): Replace hydra URL with @value{SUBSTITUTE-SERVER}. * doc/guix.texi (Official Substitute Server): Remove ‘hydra’ @cindex. (Substitute Server Authorization): Remove note about hydra.gnu.org.pub.
* doc: use pure environment when building from gitGiovanni Biscuolo2019-05-20
| | | | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Add --pure to "guix environment" invocations Signed-off-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
* doc: Remove instances of powerpc-linux being a supported Guix architecture.Efraim Flashner2019-03-24
| | | | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Remove powerpc-linux examples. * doc/guix.texi (Virtualization Services): Replace powerpc-linux example with mips64el-linux.
* doc: Document how to enable qemu binfmt service and how to use it.Danny Milosavljevic2019-02-04
| | | | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Document how to enable qemu binfmt service and how to use it. Co-authored-by: Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
* doc: Show how to install Emacs, Guile, and Geiser.Ludovic Courtès2019-02-04
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): Show "guix package -i" command line.
* doc: Move "Packaging Guidelines" under "Contributing".Ludovic Courtès2019-01-22
| | | | | | * doc/guix.texi (Packaging Guidelines): Move to... * doc/contributing.texi (Packaging Guidelines): ... here. Turn into a section. Adjust references to "Contributing".
* doc: Replace @command by @code for packagesPierre Neidhardt2018-12-15
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Replace @command by @code for packages.
* doc: Merge "discourage use of texlive" with existing paragraph on "guix size"Pierre Neidhardt2018-12-15
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Merge "discourage use of texlive" with existing paragraph on "guix size".
* doc: Discourage the use of texlive as inputPierre Neidhardt2018-12-14
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Discourage the use of texlive as input.
* Remove most references to hydra.gnu.org.Ludovic Courtès2018-12-04
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * Makefile.am (assert-binaries-available): Don't mention hydra.gnu.org in comment. * build-aux/check-available-binaries.scm: Likewise. * build-aux/check-final-inputs-self-contained.scm: Likewise. * doc/guix.texi (SUBSTITUTE-SERVER): New variable. Use it throughout instead of "mirror.hydra.gnu.org". * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Likewise. * gnu/services/base.scm (hydra-key-authorization) (guix-activation): Remove mentions of "hydra.gnu.org" in comments and messages. * gnu/system/install.scm (%installation-services): Likewise. * guix/scripts/size.scm (guix-size): Likewise.
* doc: Mention that ./pre-inst-env is generated.Ludovic Courtès2018-11-16
| | | | | | | Suggested by swedebugia <swedebugia@riseup.net>. * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Mention that ./pre-inst-env is generated.
* doc: Add recommendations for good origin URLs.Pierre Neidhardt2018-10-10
| | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): URL recommendations.
* etc: snippets: Add guix-commit-message-use-https-home-page.Arun Isaac2018-07-13
| | | | | * etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-use-https-home-page: New file. * doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): Document new snippet.
* doc: Mention the build environment.Ludovic Courtès2018-07-04
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Add a note about having the dependencies available.
* doc: Clarify when branches are "frozen".Marius Bakke2018-06-16
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Provide a link to Hydra. Add section about freezing branches.
* pull: Install the new Guix in a profile.Ludovic Courtès2018-06-09
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * guix/scripts/pull.scm (%pull-version): New variable. (build-from-source): Pass #:pull-version to BUILD. (whole-package-for-legacy, derivation->manifest-entry): New procedure. (build-and-install): Rewrite in terms of 'build-and-use-profile'. * guix/scripts/system.scm (maybe-suggest-running-guix-pull)[latest]: Switch to "/current". * scripts/guix.in (augment-load-paths!): Remove use of ~/.config/guix/latest. * build-aux/compile-as-derivation.scm: Replace "/guix/latest/" with "/current/share/guile/site/X.Y" * guix/scripts.scm (warn-about-old-distro)[age]: Check "/current" instead of "/latest". * doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Document it. * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Remove footnote about abusing ~/.config/guix/latest.
* doc: Add tips for Vim users.Ludovic Courtès2018-04-27
| | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Formatting Code): Add a paragraph about Vim.
* doc: Suggest running guix-daemon with 'sudo -E'.Ludovic Courtès2018-01-17
| | | | | | | Suggested by Martin H. <maze@strahlungsfrei.de>. * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Suggest 'sudo -E'.
* etc: Add snippets.Ricardo Wurmus2017-12-15
| | | | | | | | | | | | * etc/snippets/scheme-mode/guix-cvs-reference, etc/snippets/scheme-mode/guix-git-reference, etc/snippets/scheme-mode/guix-hg-reference, etc/snippets/scheme-mode/guix-origin, etc/snippets/scheme-mode/guix-package, etc/snippets/scheme-mode/guix-svn-reference, etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-add-package, etc/snippets/text-mode/guix-commit-message-update-package: New files. * doc/contributing.texi (The Perfect Setup): Document snippets.
* doc: Move paragraph about signature verification to the top.Ricardo Wurmus2017-11-08
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Remind contributors to verify cryptographic signatures at the very beginning.
* doc: Add a note about closing bug threads.Jan Nieuwenhuizen2017-09-19
| | | | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Add a note about closing bug threads by mailing to NNN-done@debbugs.gnu.org. Suggested-by: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
* doc: Add "Sending a Patch Series" subsection.Jan Nieuwenhuizen2017-09-19
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 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.
* Revert "doc: Suggest running guix-daemon with 'sudo -E'."Leo Famulari2017-08-07
| | | | | | | | This change might not correct, so we revert it for now: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2017-08/msg00057.html This reverts commit 6a4364335c967f841b53ed35c22f90445437e4b0.
* doc: Suggest running guix-daemon with 'sudo -E'.Ludovic Courtès2017-08-06
| | | | | | | Suggested by Martin H. <maze@strahlungsfrei.de>. * doc/contributing.texi (Running Guix Before It Is Installed): Suggest 'sudo -E'.
* doc: Show the "git clone" command.Ludovic Courtès2017-07-20
| | | | | | Suggested by Joshua Branson <jbranso91@gmail.com>. * doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Add "git clone" command.
* doc: Encourage signature verification.Ricardo Wurmus2017-06-25
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Remind contributors to verify cryptographic signatures.
* doc: Document the branching and rebuild scheduling strategy.Ludovic Courtès2017-05-13
| | | | | * doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Document the branching scheme.
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