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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Country: US X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 1ED3A6E351 X-Migadu-Scanner: mx12.migadu.com X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -9.80 X-Spam-Score: -9.80 X-TUID: 7WS1TdM72kqu Jan Wielkiewicz 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 and patches can be sent to . Regards, -- Suhail