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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-Country: US X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 2EF66604E6 X-Migadu-Scanner: mx13.migadu.com X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -9.60 X-Spam-Score: -9.60 X-TUID: 61za+u6SZxq/ Hi On 2024-08-31 15:44, Jan Wielkiewicz wrote: > > I apologize for my emotional and not constructive reply at first, I'll > try making more constructive replies next time. No, don't worry about it. It is a normal reaction and I'm glad you started there because we were able to create something from it. > As for help, now I'm good because I managed to send patches > correctly-ish. I'll probably end up looking for another email provider. > 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". > > That should do. Good, I'll get to it. I'll send you the patch for review :) Thanks for the guidance, it will be helpful for newcomers. I'm sure. Best, Ekaitz