From: Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz>
To: 38455@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: [bug#38455] [PATCH] doc: Mention how to test against make / guix pull breakage.
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2019 10:15:50 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20191202091550.15132-1-mail@ambrevar.xyz> (raw)
* doc/contributing.texi (Submitting Patches): Mention commands in the check
list.
---
doc/contributing.texi | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index ee72b2f94d..04a4ba3e1a 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -961,6 +961,16 @@ often better to clone the repository. Don't use the @command{name} field in
the URL: it is not very useful and if the name changes, the URL will probably
be wrong.
+@item
+Make sure your changes do not break Guix: rebuild it with
+@example
+guix environment guix -- make
+@end example
+and simulate a @code{guix pull} with
+@example
+guix pull --url=/path/to/your/checkout --dry-run
+@end example
+
@end enumerate
When posting a patch to the mailing list, use @samp{[PATCH] @dots{}} as
--
2.23.0
next reply other threads:[~2019-12-02 9:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-12-02 9:15 Pierre Neidhardt [this message]
2019-12-02 12:08 ` [bug#38455] [PATCH] doc: Mention how to test against make / guix pull breakage zimoun
2019-12-02 12:16 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2019-12-02 12:32 ` zimoun
2019-12-02 12:48 ` zimoun
2019-12-02 19:31 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2019-12-02 20:14 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2019-12-02 21:48 ` Danny Milosavljevic
2019-12-03 10:39 ` zimoun
2019-12-03 10:34 ` zimoun
2019-12-08 15:42 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2019-12-12 15:55 ` zimoun
2019-12-13 12:32 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2019-12-13 12:32 ` Pierre Neidhardt
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