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* 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.
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-*- mode: org; coding: utf-8; -*-
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#+TITLE: Hacking GNU Guix and Its Incredible Distro
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Copyright © 2012, 2013, 2014 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
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Copyright © 2015 Mathieu Lirzin <mthl@openmailbox.org>
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Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
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are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
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notice and this notice are preserved.
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* Contributing
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See the manual for useful hacking informations, either by running
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info -f doc/guix.info "(guix) Contributing"
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or by checking the [[http://www.gnu.org/software/guix/manual/guix.html#Contributing][web copy of the manual]].
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* Commit Access
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For frequent contributors, having write access to the repository is
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convenient. When you deem it necessary, feel free to ask for it on the
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mailing list. When you get commit access, please make sure to follow the
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policy below (discussions of the policy can take place on guix-devel@gnu.org.)
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Non-trivial patches should always be posted to guix-devel@gnu.org (trivial
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patches include fixing typos, etc.)
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For patches that just add a new package, and a simple one, it’s OK to commit,
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if you’re confident (which means you successfully built it in a chroot setup,
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and have done a reasonable copyright and license auditing.) Likewise for
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package upgrades, except upgrades that trigger a lot of rebuilds (for example,
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upgrading GnuTLS or GLib.) We have a mailing list for commit notifications
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(guix-commits@gnu.org), so people can notice. Before pushing your changes,
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make sure to run ‘git pull --rebase’.
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For anything else, please post to guix-devel@gnu.org and leave time for a
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review, without committing anything. If you didn’t receive any reply
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after two weeks, and if you’re confident, it’s OK to commit.
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That last part is subject to being adjusted, allowing individuals to commit
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directly on non-controversial changes on parts they’re familiar with.
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