From 3d08cd331c1adcf0d917392f7e527b3f00511748 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 06:52:22 +0200 Subject: Merging upstream version 6.8. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- CONTRIBUTING.d/git | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CONTRIBUTING.d/mail | 10 ++++------ CONTRIBUTING.d/patches | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 3 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) create mode 100644 CONTRIBUTING.d/git (limited to 'CONTRIBUTING.d') diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.d/git b/CONTRIBUTING.d/git new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4f1003a --- /dev/null +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.d/git @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +Name + Git - instructions for configuring git(1) + +Description + git-diff(1), gitattributes(5) + To produce useful hunk contexts in manual pages, we need to hack + git(1)'s idea of a function name, and also to tell git what is a + manual page. + + $ git config --global diff.man.xfuncname '^\.S[SHsh] .*$'; + $ echo '*.[0-9]* diff=man' >>~/.config/git/attributes; + + git-format-patch(1) + Send patches to the right addresses. + + $ git config --local format.to 'Alejandro Colomar '; + $ git config --local format.cc ''; + + git-send-email(1) + If mutt(1) or neomutt(1) are configured in the system, + git-send-email(1) can be configured to use any of them as a + driver. Recent versions of neomutt(1) can enable crypto with -C. + + $ git config --global \ + sendemail.sendmailcmd 'neomutt -C -H - && true'; + or + $ git config --global sendemail.sendmailcmd 'mutt -H - && true'; + +See also + git-config(1) + git-diff(1) + git-format-patch(1) + git-send-email(1) + gitattributes(5) + mutt(1) + neomutt(1) + + CONTRIBUTING.d/* + + + diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.d/mail b/CONTRIBUTING.d/mail index 48e5b9a..a749e34 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.d/mail +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.d/mail @@ -51,13 +51,11 @@ Description using a PGP key. See also: - There are many ways you can sign your patches, and it depends on - your preferred tools. You can use neomutt(1) (>= 20240201) as a - driver for git-send-email(1). In <~/.gitconfig>, add the - following section: + If you use mutt(1), we recommend the following configuration for + PGP: - [sendemail] - sendmailcmd = neomutt -C -H - && true + set crypt_autosign = yes + set crypt_protected_headers_write = yes See also CONTRIBUTING diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.d/patches b/CONTRIBUTING.d/patches index 96550ce..35f4923 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.d/patches +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.d/patches @@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ Description If you know how to fix a problem in a manual page (if not, see ), then send a patch in an email. + - Configure git(1) for this project. See . + - Follow the instructions for sending mail to the mailing list - from . + from . See also "Send the patches" + below. - The subject of the email should contain "[patch]" in the subject line. @@ -87,8 +90,51 @@ Description - Make patches against the latest version of the manual page. Use git(1) for getting the latest version. + Prepare the patches for email submission + We recommend using git-format-patch(1) to prepare the patches. + Please use --range-diff to document the differences between + revisions of the patch set, even in the first revision. + + To prepare a branch to be sent as a patch set (v1): + + $ git format-patch -o ./patches master..HEAD \ + --range-diff=master -v1 --cover-letter; + + The range diff will be included in the cover letter (or in a + single patch, if there is only one): + + $ tail -n7 ./patches/v1-0000-cover-letter.patch; + Range-diff against v0: + -: --------- > 1: 7ec952012 foo.3: tfix + -: --------- > 2: d80376b08 bar.3: ffix + -: --------- > 3: 892a12470 foo.3: wfix + -- + 2.43.0 + + To send a v2 after some feedback: + + $ git format-patch -o ./patches master..HEAD \ + --range-diff=old_master..old_HEAD -v2 --cover-letter; + + The values for 'old_master' and 'old_HEAD' can be consulted in + the previous cover letter. In this example, it would be + '--range-diff=7ec952012^..892a12470'. + + Send the patches + We recommend using git-send-email(1) to send the patches to the + mailing list. For instructions on how to configure and use it, + see . See also . + + Sign the patches with PGP + See for more details on signing your mail + to the list. See also for instructions for + configuring git-send-email(1) to use neomutt(1) as a driver. + See also CONTRIBUTING CONTRIBUTING.d/* + + + -- cgit v1.2.3