From: Suhail Singh <suhailsingh247@gmail.com>
To: Jan Wielkiewicz <tona_kosmicznego_smiecia@interia.pl>
Cc: Ekaitz Zarraga <ekaitz@elenq.tech>, guix-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Simplify contribution by using user-friendly bug tracker and git interface
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2024 17:14:29 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ed641jka.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20240831154425.316ac08b@interia.pl> (Jan Wielkiewicz's message of "Sat, 31 Aug 2024 15:44:25 +0200")
Jan Wielkiewicz <tona_kosmicznego_smiecia@interia.pl> writes:
> The issue that needs to be addressed however is the documentation, this
> page to be precise:
> https://guix.gnu.org/en/manual/devel/en/html_node/Sending-a-Patch-Series.html
> I propose turning it into numbered list of things a contributors needs
> to do in order to successfully sending 1) a single patch or 2) a patch
> series, with clearly visible headers. Then as I mentioned in the
> previous reply, sections such as "Canceling Issue", "Adding More
> Patches", "Updating/Changing the Patch Series" and "Troubleshooting"
> should be added. This should make the guide easier to follow and more
> friendly. The "Troubleshooting" section should cover typical
> mistakes/errors and mention the issue we were having.
> That way possible contributors will at least have a hint what could be
> wrong with their setup, which should limit the level of frustration.
> You could also add "make sure to ask on the IRC or mailing list first
> if you can't resolve the issue".
In case you weren't aware, the repository for the website is at
<https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix/guix-artwork.git> and patches
can be sent to <mailto:guix-patches@gnu.org>.
Regards,
--
Suhail
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-08-31 21:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-08-30 22:35 Simplify contribution by using user-friendly bug tracker and git interface Jan Wielkiewicz
2024-08-30 23:45 ` Ekaitz Zarraga
2024-08-31 12:05 ` Jan Wielkiewicz
2024-08-31 13:05 ` Ekaitz Zarraga
2024-08-31 13:44 ` Jan Wielkiewicz
2024-08-31 21:14 ` Suhail Singh [this message]
2024-08-31 21:42 ` Ekaitz Zarraga
2024-09-01 16:13 ` Steve George
2024-08-31 19:26 ` Attila Lendvai
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