[PATCH v4 0/8] docs: recommend using contrib/contacts/git-contacts
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- Linus Arver via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
- Date
- Apr 11, 2024, 23:32 UTC
- Message-ID
- <pull.1704.v4.git.1712878339.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
- In-Reply-To
- <pull.1704.v3.git.1712699815.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Make git-contacts more prominent in our docs.
Notable changes in v4 =====================
* Avoid using "should" for guidance around using "git-contacts" * Clarify where to find the "git-contacts" script (because it's not a default builtin command)
Notable changes in v3 =====================
* Refer to GitGitGadget via a link to MyFirstContribution (instead of sending readers to GGG's homepage directly) * Soften the advice for using git-contacts
Notable changes in v2 =====================
* Improve existing mention of git-contacts in SubmittingPatches (instead of adding a separate, entirely new paragraph) * Add example usage of integrating git-contacts with git-send-email with the latter's --cc-cmd flag. * Various smaller fixes to SubmittingPatches
Linus Arver (8): MyFirstContribution: mention contrib/contacts/git-contacts SubmittingPatches: clarify 'git-contacts' location SubmittingPatches: mention GitGitGadget SubmittingPatches: quote commands SubmittingPatches: discuss reviewers first SubmittingPatches: dedupe discussion of security patches SubmittingPatches: add heading for format-patch and send-email SubmittingPatches: demonstrate using git-contacts with git-send-email
Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt | 12 +++++ Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 75 ++++++++++++++++----------- 2 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
base-commit: c2cbfbd2e28cbe27c194d62183b42f27a6a5bb87 Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-1704%2Flistx%2Freviewers-v4 Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-1704/listx/reviewers-v4 Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/1704
Range-diff vs v3:
1: 1f65dc5ba3d ! 1: ad469e4e6db MyFirstContribution: mention contrib/contacts/git-contacts
@@ Commit message
git-contacts helper, 2013-07-21), we don't mention it in our
introductory docs. Do so now.
+ Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Arver <linusa@google.com>
## Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt ##
@@ Documentation/MyFirstContribution.txt: $ git send-email --to=target@example.com
NOTE: Check `git help send-email` for some other options which you may find
valuable, such as changing the Reply-to address or adding more CC and BCC lines.
-+NOTE: If you're not sure who to CC, use `contrib/contacts/git-contacts` to get a
-+list of reviewers you should include in the CC list. In addition, you can do
-+`git send-email --cc-cmd='git contacts' feature/*.patch` to automatically pass
-+this list of emails to `send-email`.
++:contrib-scripts: footnoteref:[contrib-scripts,Scripts under `contrib/` are not +
++part of the core `git` binary and must be called separately. Consult your +
++package manager to determine where it is located. For example, on Ubuntu-based +
++systems it could be installed under +
++`/usr/share/doc/git/contrib/contacts/git-contacts` and may need to be called +
++with `perl ...` if it does not have the executable bit set.]
++
++NOTE: If you're not sure whom to CC, running `contrib/contacts/git-contacts` can
++list potential reviewers. In addition, you can do `git send-email
++--cc-cmd='/path/to/git-contacts' feature/*.patch`{contrib-scripts} to
++automatically pass this list of emails to `send-email`.
+
NOTE: When you are sending a real patch, it will go to git@vger.kernel.org - but
please don't send your patchset from the tutorial to the real mailing list! For
2: 6e8b1b50ac5 ! 2: c43de19d867 SubmittingPatches: make 'git contacts' grep-friendly
@@ Metadata
Author: Linus Arver <linusa@google.com>
## Commit message ##
- SubmittingPatches: make 'git contacts' grep-friendly
+ SubmittingPatches: clarify 'git-contacts' location
- Avoid splitting up the command over two lines. This way, a command like
+ Use a dash ("git-contacts", not "git contacts") because the script
+ is not a core builtin command that is compiled into the `git` binary.
+ This also puts the script on one line, which should make it easier to
+ grep for with a loose search query, such as
$ git grep git.contacts Documentation
- will return a positive hit for this location.
+ . Also add a footnote to describe where the script could actually be
+ located, to help readers who may not be familiar with such "contrib"
+ scripts (and how they are not accessible with the usual "git
+ <subcommand>" syntax).
Signed-off-by: Linus Arver <linusa@google.com>
## Documentation/SubmittingPatches ##
-@@ Documentation/SubmittingPatches: mentioned below, but should instead be sent privately to the Git
+@@ Documentation/SubmittingPatches: security relevant should not be submitted to the public mailing list
+ mentioned below, but should instead be sent privately to the Git
Security mailing list{security-ml-ref}.
++:contrib-scripts: footnoteref:[contrib-scripts,Scripts under `contrib/` are not +
++part of the core `git` binary and must be called separately. Consult your +
++package manager to determine where it is located. For example, on Ubuntu-based +
++systems it could be installed under +
++`/usr/share/doc/git/contrib/contacts/git-contacts` and may need to be called +
++with `perl ...` if it does not have the executable bit set.]
++
Send your patch with "To:" set to the mailing list, with "cc:" listing
-people who are involved in the area you are touching (the `git
-contacts` command in `contrib/contacts/` can help to
-+people who are involved in the area you are touching (the `git contacts`
-+command in `contrib/contacts/` can help to
++people who are involved in the area you are touching (the `git-contacts`
++script in `contrib/contacts/`{contrib-scripts} can help to
identify them), to solicit comments and reviews. Also, when you made
trial merges of your topic to `next` and `seen`, you may have noticed
work by others conflicting with your changes. There is a good possibility
3: 7f8fdc053f7 = 3: cd941704176 SubmittingPatches: mention GitGitGadget
4: ef26bdb75c5 = 4: 44470a5d70e SubmittingPatches: quote commands
5: 6f71b1731f2 ! 5: 15f9356ff97 SubmittingPatches: discuss reviewers first
@@ Documentation/SubmittingPatches: letter.
+mentioned below, but should instead be sent privately to the Git
+Security mailing list{security-ml-ref}.
+
++:contrib-scripts: footnoteref:[contrib-scripts,Scripts under `contrib/` are not +
++part of the core `git` binary and must be called separately. Consult your +
++package manager to determine where it is located. For example, on Ubuntu-based +
++systems it could be installed under +
++`/usr/share/doc/git/contrib/contacts/git-contacts` and may need to be called +
++with `perl ...` if it does not have the executable bit set.]
++
+Send your patch with "To:" set to the mailing list, with "cc:" listing
-+people who are involved in the area you are touching (the `git contacts`
-+command in `contrib/contacts/` can help to
++people who are involved in the area you are touching (the `git-contacts`
++script in `contrib/contacts/`{contrib-scripts} can help to
+identify them), to solicit comments and reviews. Also, when you made
+trial merges of your topic to `next` and `seen`, you may have noticed
+work by others conflicting with your changes. There is a good possibility
@@ Documentation/SubmittingPatches: patch, format it as "multipart/signed", not a t
-mentioned below, but should instead be sent privately to the Git
-Security mailing list{security-ml-ref}.
-
+-:contrib-scripts: footnoteref:[contrib-scripts,Scripts under `contrib/` are not +
+-part of the core `git` binary and must be called separately. Consult your +
+-package manager to determine where it is located. For example, on Ubuntu-based +
+-systems it could be installed under +
+-`/usr/share/doc/git/contrib/contacts/git-contacts` and may need to be called +
+-with `perl ...` if it does not have the executable bit set.]
+-
-Send your patch with "To:" set to the mailing list, with "cc:" listing
--people who are involved in the area you are touching (the `git contacts`
--command in `contrib/contacts/` can help to
+-people who are involved in the area you are touching (the `git-contacts`
+-script in `contrib/contacts/`{contrib-scripts} can help to
-identify them), to solicit comments and reviews. Also, when you made
-trial merges of your topic to `next` and `seen`, you may have noticed
-work by others conflicting with your changes. There is a good possibility
6: f5e44f69941 ! 6: e889e64bd45 SubmittingPatches: dedupe discussion of security patches
@@ Documentation/SubmittingPatches: letter.
+security relevant should be submitted privately to the Git Security
+mailing list{security-ml}, instead of the public mailing list.
- Send your patch with "To:" set to the mailing list, with "cc:" listing
- people who are involved in the area you are touching (the `git contacts`
+ :contrib-scripts: footnoteref:[contrib-scripts,Scripts under `contrib/` are not +
+ part of the core `git` binary and must be called separately. Consult your +
@@ Documentation/SubmittingPatches: Do not forget to add trailers such as `Acked-by:`, `Reviewed-by:` and
`Tested-by:` lines as necessary to credit people who helped your
patch, and "cc:" them when sending such a final version for inclusion.
7: e64fc5c888a = 7: 81556298599 SubmittingPatches: add heading for format-patch and send-email
8: 4fcab0d3319 = 8: 84b1cf3f914 SubmittingPatches: demonstrate using git-contacts with git-send-email-- gitgitgadget