[libvirt] [PATCH 02/16] docs: hacking: mention git-publish prominently
Ján Tomko
jtomko at redhat.com
Fri Oct 18 22:36:36 UTC 2019
This tool takes care of many of the tedious parts of submitting
a patch. Mention it first, above the "manual" way using
git send-email.
Signed-off-by: Ján Tomko <jtomko at redhat.com>
Cc: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha at redhat.com>
---
docs/hacking.html.in | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/docs/hacking.html.in b/docs/hacking.html.in
index 1da2cbbd9f..42c8596abe 100644
--- a/docs/hacking.html.in
+++ b/docs/hacking.html.in
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@
file from zanata.</p>
</li>
- <li><p>Post patches using <code>git send-email</code>.</p>
+ <li><p>The simplest way to send patches is to use the
+ <a href="https://github.com/stefanha/git-publish"><code>git-publish</code></a>
+ tool. All libvirt-related repositories contain a config file that
+ tells git-publish to use the correct mailing list and subject prefix.</p>
+ <p>Alternatively, you may send patches using <code>git send-email</code>.</p>
<p>Also, for code motion patches, you may find that <code>git
diff --patience</code> provides an easier-to-read patch.
However, the usual workflow of libvirt developer is:</p>
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