From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Philip Kaludercic Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Steps to Send a Patch for a New Feature? Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:39:41 +0000 Message-ID: <87sfoc6hf6.fsf@posteo.net> References: <838rq510wi.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="33848"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: Eli Zaretskii , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "Wamm K. D." 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D.'s message of "Fri, 10 Jun 2022 01:45:32 -0500") Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.67.36.66; envelope-from=philipk@posteo.net; helo=mout02.posteo.de X-Spam_score_int: -43 X-Spam_score: -4.4 X-Spam_bar: ---- X-Spam_report: (-4.4 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:290993 Archived-At: "Wamm K. D." writes: > On Fri. (Jun 10, 2022) at 02:35:28 AM -04, Eli Zaretskii wrote: >>> From: "Wamm K. D." >>> Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 00:11:39 -0500 >>> >>> 'Ello, Emacs. >>> >>> A few years ago, I was adding a feature to a library, before it was part >>> of Emacs proper, and ran head-first into a brick wall of executive >>> dysfunction. >>> >>> In the time since, the library was added to Emacs's source; I have the >>> bulk of the work done as the only remaining thing the author wanted was >>> another example of the new feature I was adding but I'm unfamiliar with >>> the process to send a patch for Emacs. >> >> The process is documented in CONTRIBUTE, which you will find in the >> top-level directory of the Emacs source tree. In a nutshell, you make >> the changes in your local clone of the Emacs Git repository, then send >> the changes as an attachment in "git format-patch" form. We prefer >> that you send that to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, which will then be >> recorded by our issue tracker. >> >> TIA > > Awesome; 'sounds good. Every resource I was able to find only specified > sending bugs to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org so I wasn't sure if new features > should be sent there, as well. Thanks so much (again) for the guidance; > 'very much appreciated. If you are using Emacs 28 or newer, you should be able to make use of the `submit-emacs-patch' command that automates part of the patch process.