From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Catonano Subject: Re: Help getting started with first contribution Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 22:34:47 +0200 Message-ID: References: <80214a83-9c17-e9a3-a3be-1f4babb7a459@euandre.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f403045c18988d6f0d054f092b5d Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41544) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1d7pMo-00067I-7O for Help-Guix@gnu.org; Mon, 08 May 2017 16:34:51 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1d7pMm-0000q7-Sn for Help-Guix@gnu.org; Mon, 08 May 2017 16:34:50 -0400 Received: from mail-wm0-x235.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c09::235]:38179) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1d7pMm-0000pt-Jm for Help-Guix@gnu.org; Mon, 08 May 2017 16:34:48 -0400 Received: by mail-wm0-x235.google.com with SMTP id 142so78442951wma.1 for ; Mon, 08 May 2017 13:34:48 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <80214a83-9c17-e9a3-a3be-1f4babb7a459@euandre.org> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: =?UTF-8?B?QW5kcsOp?= Cc: help-guix --f403045c18988d6f0d054f092b5d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 2017-05-08 5:25 GMT+02:00 Andr=C3=A9 : > Hi there, fellow Geeks! > > > I've been using Guix and GuixSD recently and I'd like to contribute! > > I do know both Common Lisp and Clojure, so using Guile shouldn't be a > problem. > It won't be. I also learned Clojure before Scheme > I'd like to start with small tasks, like adding a few simple packages, > then move to bigger packages, then write some services, and so on. > Good plan. That's what I thought for me too. > However, I'm not familiar at all with mailing list workflows (this is th= e > first mailing list I actually subscribed to), so I may need some guidance > with that. > Wow, you must be quite young ! > > I thought about starting by creating a Guix package for git-remote-gcrypt= ( > https://spwhitton.name/tech/code/git-remote-gcrypt/). The package > definition should be fairly simple, since the main program is just a shel= l > script with no compilation dependencies. > > I've read the section 8.5 "Submitting Patches" of the manual, so I think > I'm good to go. > > Is there any specific example of a similar simple package that I should > base mine on? Is there anything else that I should be aware of? > An immediate reccomendation is to use the guix-patches@gnu.org mailing list That's the mailing list for patches guix-devel is ust for discussions You might want to use git send-mail instead o your usual email client. It's not required, but it helps you to make your submission more conformant to expected formats Especially if you want to submit a patches series and not a single patch, that can be very useful. If your first package is a siingle patch, you can just attach the patch to an email message to the guix-patches mailing list. Pay attention to the ormat if the log message (take a look at other log messages in the git log, here iis a web version https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/log/ ) Configuring git send-email and possibly GNUs is a whole topic and it probably beyond my strength right now When your message (with the attached patch) will be received, someone will review it and likely suggest modifications You will reply with a new version (as an attached patch as usual) When your patch will be ready, someone with committ permission will commit it for you When your patch will be committed, you will see it in the git log as authored by you and signed by the committer who committed it or you Hope this helps ! > I'm looking forward to being part of this community. > > Thanks in advance, > Andr=C3=A9. > > Welcome ! --f403045c18988d6f0d054f092b5d Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
2017-05-08 5:25 GMT+02:00 Andr=C3=A9 <= ;eu@euandre.org>= :
Hi there, fellow Geeks!


I've been using Guix and GuixSD recently and I'd like to contribute= !

I do know both Common Lisp and Clojure, so using Guile shouldn't be a p= roblem.

It won't be. I also learned= Clojure before Scheme
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I'd like to start with small tasks, like adding a few simple packages, = then move to bigger packages, then write some services, and so on.

Good plan. That's what I thought for me too= .
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However, I'm not familiar=C2=A0 at all with mailing list workflows (thi= s is the first mailing list I actually subscribed to), so I may need some g= uidance with that.

Wow, you must be qui= te young !
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I thought about starting by creating a Guix package for git-remote-gcrypt (= https://spwhitton.name/tech/code/git-remote-= gcrypt/). The package definition should be fairly simple, since the mai= n program is just a shell script with no compilation dependencies.

I've read the section 8.5 "Submitting Patches" of the manual,= so I think I'm good to go.

Is there any specific example of a similar simple package that I should bas= e mine on? Is there anything else that I should be aware of?

An immediate reccomendation is to use the guix-patches@gnu.org mailing list

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That's the mailing list for patches

guix-de= vel is ust for discussions

You might want to use git send= -mail instead o your usual email client. It's not required, but it help= s you to make your submission more conformant to expected formats

Especially if you want to submit a patches series and not a single= patch, that can be very useful.
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If your first pack= age is a siingle patch, you can just attach the patch to an email message t= o the guix-patches mailing list.

Pay attention to the orm= at if the log message (take a look at other log messages in the git log, he= re iis a web version https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/log/ )

Configuring git send-email and possibly GNUs is a whole topic and it pro= bably beyond my strength right now

When your m= essage (with the attached patch) will be received, someone will review it a= nd likely suggest modifications

You will reply with a new= version (as an attached patch as usual)

When your patch= will be ready, someone with committ permission will commit it for you
<= br>
When your patch will be committed, you will see it in the git= log as authored by you and signed by the committer who committed it or you=

Hope this helps !


I'm looking forward to being part of this community.

Thanks in advance,
Andr=C3=A9.


Welcome !

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