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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index f3b325ed297..85af24b8f3d 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -7,72 +7,6 @@ * Clearly describe the issue including steps to reproduce when it is a bug. * Include information what version of nixpkgs and Nix are you using (nixos-version or git revision). -## Making patches - -* Read [Manual (How to write packages for Nix)](https://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/). -* Fork the repository on GitHub. -* Create a branch for your future fix. - * You can make branch from a commit of your local `nixos-version`. That will help you to avoid additional local compilations. Because you will recieve packages from binary cache. - * For example: `nixos-version` returns `15.05.git.0998212 (Dingo)`. So you can do: - - ```bash - git checkout 0998212 - git checkout -b 'fix/pkg-name-update' - ``` - * Please avoid working directly on the `master` branch. -* Make commits of logical units. - * If you removed pkgs, made some major NixOS changes etc., write about them in `nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-unstable.xml`. -* Check for unnecessary whitespace with `git diff --check` before committing. -* Format the commit in a following way: - - ``` - (pkg-name | service-name): (from -> to | init at version | refactor | etc) - - Additional information. - ``` - * Examples: - * `nginx: init at 2.0.1` - * `firefox: 3.0 -> 3.1.1` - * `hydra service: add bazBaz option` - * `nginx service: refactor config generation` -* Test your changes. If you work with - * nixpkgs: - * update pkg -> - * `nix-env -i pkg-name -f <path to your local nixpkgs folder>` - * add pkg -> - * Make sure it's in `pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix` - * `nix-env -i pkg-name -f <path to your local nixpkgs folder>` - * _If you don't want to install pkg in you profile_. - * `nix-build -A pkg-attribute-name <path to your local nixpkgs folder>/default.nix` and check results in the folder `result`. It will appear in the same directory where you did `nix-build`. - * If you did `nix-env -i pkg-name` you can do `nix-env -e pkg-name` to uninstall it from your system. - * NixOS and its modules: - * You can add new module to your NixOS configuration file (usually it's `/etc/nixos/configuration.nix`). - And do `sudo nixos-rebuild test -I nixpkgs=<path to your local nixpkgs folder> --fast`. -* If you have commits `pkg-name: oh, forgot to insert whitespace`: squash commits in this case. Use `git rebase -i`. -* Rebase you branch against current `master`. - ## Submitting changes -* Push your changes to your fork of nixpkgs. -* Create pull request: - * Write the title in format `(pkg-name | service): improvement`. - * If you update the pkg, write versions `from -> to`. - * Write in comment if you have tested your patch. Do not rely much on `TravisCI`. - * If you make an improvement, write about your motivation. - * Notify maintainers of the package. For example add to the message: `cc @jagajaga @domenkozar`. - -## Hotfixing pull requests - -* Make the appropriate changes in you branch. -* Don't create additional commits, do - * `git rebase -i` - * `git push --force` to your branch. - -## Commit policy - -* Commits must be sufficiently tested before being merged, both for the master and staging branches. -* Hydra builds for master and staging should not be used as testing platform, it's a build farm for changes that have been already tested. -* Master should only see non-breaking commits that do not cause mass rebuilds. -* Staging should only see non-breaking mass-rebuild commits. That means it's not to be used for testing, and changes must have been well tested already. [Read policy here](http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.distributions.nixos/13447). -* If staging is already in a broken state, please refrain from adding extra new breakages. Stabilize it for a few days, merge into master, then resume development on staging. [Keep an eye on the staging evaluations here](http://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/nixpkgs/staging#tabs-evaluations). -* When changing the bootloader installation process, extra care must be taken. Grub installations cannot be rolled back, hence changes may break people's installations forever. For any non-trivial change to the bootloader please file a PR asking for review, especially from @edolstra. +See the nixpkgs manual for details on how to [Submit changes to nixpkgs](http://nixos.org/nixpkgs/manual/#chap-submitting-changes). |