Tell git where to look for diff hunk headers: top-level definitions for
Scheme files, and (sub)section headers for texi files.
* .gitattributes, etc/git/gitconfig: New files.
* doc/contributing.texi ("Submitting Patches"): Add subsection
"Configuring Git". Document etc/git/gitconfig.
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Changes from previous version:
* Added rule for .texi files
* Documented how to use the advanced settings in the manual (as well as some
other related information)
Note that I am currently working on a rewrite of "Submitting Patches", so
"Configuring Git" will eventually get its own proper subsection.
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Sarah
.gitattributes | 3 +++
doc/contributing.texi | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
doc/guix.texi | 1 +
etc/git/gitconfig | 5 +++++
4 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 .gitattributes
create mode 100644 etc/git/gitconfig
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diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51f29b8a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*.scm diff=scheme
+*.scm.in diff=scheme
+*.texi diff=tex
diff --git a/doc/contributing.texi b/doc/contributing.texi
index d1b77d7d05..0e8747ab25 100644
--- a/doc/contributing.texi
+++ b/doc/contributing.texi
@@ -992,9 +992,12 @@ @section Submitting Patches
Development is done using the Git distributed version control system.
Thus, access to the repository is not strictly necessary. We welcome
contributions in the form of patches as produced by @code{git
-format-patch} sent to the @email{guix-patches@@gnu.org} mailing list.
-Seasoned Guix developers may also want to look at the section on commit
-access (@pxref{Commit Access}).
+format-patch} sent to the @email{guix-patches@@gnu.org} mailing list
+(@pxref{submitting patches,, Submitting patches to a project, git, Git
+User Manual}). Contributors are encouraged to take a moment to set some
+Git repository options (@pxref{Configuring Git}) first, which can
+improve the readability of patches. Seasoned Guix developers may also
+want to look at the section on commit access (@pxref{Commit Access}).
This mailing list is backed by a Debbugs instance, which allows us to
keep track of submissions (@pxref{Tracking Bugs and Patches}). Each
@@ -1205,11 +1208,46 @@ @section Submitting Patches
When a bug is resolved, please close the thread by sending an email to
@email{@var{NNN}-done@@debbugs.gnu.org}.
+@node Configuring Git
+@subsection Configuring Git
+@cindex git configuration
+@cindex @code{git format-patch}
+@cindex @code{git send-email}
+
+If you have not done so already, you may wish to set a name and email
+that will be associated with your commits (@pxref{telling git your name,
+, Telling Git your name, git, Git User Manual}). If you wish to use a
+different name or email just for commits in this respository, you can
+use @command{git config --local}, or edit @file{.git/config} in the
+repository instead of @file{~/.gitconfig}.
+
+We provide some default settings in @file{etc/git/gitconfig} which
+modify how patches are generated, making them easier to read and apply.
+These settings can be applied by manually copying them to
+@file{.git/config} in your checkout, or by telling Git to include the
+whole file:
+
+@example
+git config --local include.path=../etc/git/gitconfig
+@end example
+
+From then on, any changes to @file{etc/git/gitconfig} would
+automatically take effect.
+
+Since the first patch in a series must be sent separately
+(@pxref{Sending a Patch Series}), it can also be helpful to tell
+@command{git format-patch} to handle the e-mail threading instead of
+@command{git send-email}:
+
+@example
+git config --local format.thread=shallow
+git config --local sendemail.thread=no
+@end example
+
@unnumberedsubsec Sending a Patch Series
@anchor{Sending a Patch Series}
@cindex patch series
@cindex @code{git send-email}
-@cindex @code{git-send-email}
When sending a patch series (e.g., using @code{git send-email}), please
first send one message to @email{guix-patches@@gnu.org}, and then send
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 6436e83a7c..4dac36310f 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
Copyright @copyright{} 2021 Hui Lu@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2021 pukkamustard@*
Copyright @copyright{} 2021 Alice Brenon@*
+Copyright @copyright{} 2021 Sarah Morgensen@*
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
diff --git a/etc/git/gitconfig b/etc/git/gitconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..290006816f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/git/gitconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[diff "scheme"]
+ xfuncname = "^(\\(define.*)$"
+
+[diff "tex"]
+ xfuncname = "^(@((|sub|subsub)section|(unnumbered|appendix)((|sub|subsub)sec)|(|major|chap|sub|subsub)heading|chapter|part|titlepage|top)[ \t]+.*)$"
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