Hi Jan, There are multiple ways to set-up for creating and dealing with patches. We've been organising 'monthly' online meetups to review patches. As part of that I spent some time writing a 'how-to' with bulleted instructions. It might be useful *in addition* to the manual:
https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Guix/PatchReviewSessions2024 As I say, there are many ways to do this, this is one way and I tried to make it very 'direct'. Jgart also did a video on how to use a different interface Mumi, which was created for Guix: https://youtu.be/8m8igXrKaqU Hope this helps! Steve / Futurile On 31 Aug, Ekaitz Zarraga wrote: > 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 > >
