[Buildroot] [PATCH v3 3/4] docs/manual: update contribute.txt to cover get-developers

Arnout Vandecappelle arnout at mind.be
Thu Sep 15 20:29:45 UTC 2016



On 12-09-16 23:09, Yann E. MORIN wrote:
> Thomas, All,
> 
> On 2016-09-12 22:54 +0200, Thomas Petazzoni spake thusly:
>> This commit updates the contribute.txt part of the manual to tell
>> people to use get-developers to get the appropriate "git send-email"
>> command when sending patches.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni at free-electrons.com>
>> ---
>>  docs/manual/contribute.txt | 12 ++++++++++--
>>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/docs/manual/contribute.txt b/docs/manual/contribute.txt
>> index 1b1f4de..2973ef7 100644
>> --- a/docs/manual/contribute.txt
>> +++ b/docs/manual/contribute.txt
>> @@ -283,10 +283,18 @@ automatically adding the +Signed-off-by+ line.
>>  Once patch files are generated, you can review/edit the commit message
>>  before submitting them, using your favorite text editor.
>>  
>> -Lastly, send/submit your patch set to the Buildroot mailing list:
>> +Buildroot provides a handy tool to know to whom your patches should be
>> +sent, called +get-developers+. This tool reads your patches and
>> +outputs the appropriate +git send-email+ command to use:
>>  
>>  ---------------------
>> -$ git send-email --to buildroot at buildroot.org outgoing/*
>> +$ ./support/scripts/get-developers outgoing/*
>> +---------------------
>> +
>> +Use the output of +get-developers+ to send your patches:
>> +
>> +---------------------
>> +$ git send-email --to buildroot at buildroot.org --to bob --to alice outgoing/*
> 
> Minor tweak: I'd prefer we use carbon-copy:   --cc alice --cc bob

 Agreed. With that,
Reviewed-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout at mind.be>


 Regards,
 Arnout

> 
> Regards,
> Yann E. MORIN.
> 
>>  ---------------------
>>  
>>  Note that +git+ should be configured to use your mail account.
>> -- 
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