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2024-04-08manuals: refer to new yocto-patches mailing list wherever appropriateQuentin Schulz
There's a new yocto-patches mailing list available for all layers that do not have their own mailing list. c.f. https://lists.yoctoproject.org/g/yocto/topic/105197684 Cc: Quentin Schulz <foss+yocto@0leil.net> (From yocto-docs rev: ac512f76b93a20507a6835ddafa954b4ae45e268) Signed-off-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@theobroma-systems.com> Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2024-03-19contributor-guide: be more specific about meta-* treesMartin Jansa
* this is often confused to apply for e.g. meta-oe as well where it doesn't apply as meta-oe has own ML mentioned in README. (From yocto-docs rev: 63be0814a7ecf38c570b6d776f62b7c7803eb299) Signed-off-by: Martin Jansa <martin.jansa@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2024-03-06contributor-guide: add notes for testsSimone Weiß
This adds some hints that and how changes should be tested when contributing. Fixes [YOCTO #15412] (From yocto-docs rev: 6f3dbb2a909ba5b71efb09b251ee3f8650e30146) Signed-off-by: Simone Weiß <simone.p.weiss@posteo.com> Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2024-02-05contributor-guide: fix lore URLbaruch@tkos.co.il
Cc: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> (From yocto-docs rev: 5962a09a120681c1328e05335c2f14fad06c63ce) Signed-off-by: Baruch Siach <baruch@tkos.co.il> Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2024-01-12contributor-guide: use "apt" instead of "aptitude"Michael Opdenacker
As used in the rest of the manual. (From yocto-docs rev: 5a5dfc446bb62568da50056660d18c5c309d1051) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-12-01contributor-guide: fix command optionMichael Opdenacker
"--subject-prefix" applies to "git format-patch", not "git send-email" (From yocto-docs rev: d0e255f4ace445e076f37d42bbc69378f5985c59) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-12-01contributor-guide: add License-Update tagJustin Bronder
Porting from the old wiki https://www.openembedded.org/index.php?title=Commit_Patch_Message_Guidelines&oldid=10935#Describing_license_changes (From yocto-docs rev: 51e55b44a4532ae16595bd5a712c34deeff5d47b) Signed-off-by: Justin Bronder <jsbronder@cold-front.org> Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-10-20contributor-guide: clarify patchtest usageTrevor Gamblin
- Make it clear that patchtest only supports openembedded-core for now - Add a short list of instructions for installing Python module dependencies on the host - Add a step to add meta-selftest with bitbake layers so that all tests can run (From yocto-docs rev: bcd58d68e72226be1930593f5f7fb37de15b7913) Signed-off-by: Trevor Gamblin <tgamblin@baylibre.com> Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-10-20contributor-guide: add patchtest sectionTrevor Gamblin
(From yocto-docs rev: 236cd04d62bdf653aae9b41d32d9f87848a34339) Signed-off-by: Trevor Gamblin <tgamblin@baylibre.com> Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-09-25contributor-guide: style-guide: discourage using Pending patch statusRoland Hieber
Suggested-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Suggested-by: Alexander Kanavin <alex.kanavin@gmail.com> (From yocto-docs rev: 4924c900582aaa803b003e10e48fc4a4373f6a77) Signed-off-by: Roland Hieber <rhi@pengutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-09-25contributor-guide: deprecate "Accepted" patch statusRoland Hieber
This is in accordance with the gatesgarth Release Notes: > In the ``Upstream-Status`` header convention for patches, > ``Accepted`` has | been replaced with ``Backport`` as these almost > always mean the same thing i.e. the patch is already upstream and > may need to be removed in a future recipe upgrade. If you are adding > these headers to your own patches then use Backport to indicate that > the patch has been sent upstream. <https://docs.yoctoproject.org/migration-guides/migration-3.2.html#miscellaneous-changes> Suggested-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> (From yocto-docs rev: 61813da94595a6e57c5fb5015229d601a558f299) Signed-off-by: Roland Hieber <rhi@pengutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-09-25contributor-guide: discourage marking patches as InappropriateRoland Hieber
It was never really clear what all those reasons really meant, and every patch submitted upstream liftens the maintenance on the Yocto side. So remove the current list, and replace it with two reasons in which an upstream submission likely won't benefit the upstream project. Suggested-by: Alexander Kanavin <alex.kanavin@gmail.com> (From yocto-docs rev: 7e630fdb98e1a28abb09c8f24c90ada0a4a1b9f3) Signed-off-by: Roland Hieber <rhi@pengutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-09-25contributor-guide: recipe-style-guide: add section about CVE patchesRoland Hieber
This was previously included in the OpenEmbedded wiki page [1], but was not ported along with the rest in commit 95c9a1e1e78bbfb82ade (2023-09-12, Michael Opdenacker: "contributor-guide: recipe-style-guide: add Upstream-Status"). [1]: https://www.openembedded.org/index.php?title=Commit_Patch_Message_Guidelines&oldid=10935 Group the examples in their own sections (but name it differently from any other section in this document so that sphinx doesn't generate a warning about duplicate labels). (From yocto-docs rev: 3022caa35efc28d16dea81bc81ecb48998c8f3b8) Signed-off-by: Roland Hieber <rhi@pengutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-09-25contributor-guide: recipe-style-guide: add more patch tagging examplesRoland Hieber
(From yocto-docs rev: a2904fd3ccdcb1d7232adce51966749cb1e3cb92) Signed-off-by: Roland Hieber <rhi@pengutronix.de> Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-09-25contributor-guide/style-guide: Add a note about task idempotenceRichard Purdie
(From yocto-docs rev: 7d715d62c32ab81d26bf1ff82f79ad2c4a2e3f85) Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> CC: Yoann Congal <yoann.congal@smile.fr> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-09-25contributor-guide/style-guide: Refer to recipes, not packagesRichard Purdie
Whilst often referred to as packages by people we should use the more accurate term in documentation, 'recipe' instead of 'packages'. (From yocto-docs rev: 058de5ad48ab76c4d54391f1701c3082842e8794) Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org> Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-09-19contributor-guide: recipe-style-guide: add Upstream-StatusMichael Opdenacker
(From yocto-docs rev: 95c9a1e1e78bbfb82adef588f68d5d891fb64358) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30contributor-guide: submit-changes: how to request push access to repositoriesMichael Opdenacker
Including content currently on http://www.openembedded.org/wiki/How_to_submit_a_patch_to_OpenEmbedded (From yocto-docs rev: 34b22fd3c48d55bcddbf725395f9ee4e389ae354) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30contributor-guide: submit-changes: commit guidelines for recipesMichael Opdenacker
Adding text currently on http://www.openembedded.org/wiki/How_to_submit_a_patch_to_OpenEmbedded (From yocto-docs rev: 716756045b75e64846421dcecdd044a06b88052a) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30contributor-guide: submit-changes: improvements to mailing lists sectionMichael Opdenacker
- Add missing reference to openembedded-devel list - Improve the text to clarify explanations, remove redundant information and include information currently on http://www.openembedded.org/wiki/How_to_submit_a_patch_to_OpenEmbedded (From yocto-docs rev: a359be596138d0454c7596ccbfd48f7ad307980a) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30contributor-guide: submit-changes: reorganize and develop sectionsMichael Opdenacker
In particular, develop the sections about sending patches. Reorder sections for a more logical flow. Remove unnecessary or duplicate details too. (From yocto-docs rev: 6c37d5bd9be7e65c923c3e95f478afc0e6064e8f) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30manuals: README: update list of manualsMichael Opdenacker
(From yocto-docs rev: 30166df4a85a2bbd1da98440e701de72e56fa9f3) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30contributor-guide: submit-changes: develop sending patches sectionMichael Opdenacker
(From yocto-docs rev: 0cfb8417236a8a82eebe7901bc24164227cfe4b2) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30contributor-guide: submit-changes: detail commit and patch creationMichael Opdenacker
Add missing steps and try to provide better guidance and more modern solutions, for example keeping track of the cover letter in the branch itself. Also add subsections to divide the instructions into easier to understand parts. (From yocto-docs rev: 4abe87cb20d3f023d5b0178450823d072d3321c8) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30contributor-guide: identify component: provide link to repositoriesMichael Opdenacker
(From yocto-docs rev: 634d1a946ec872b3e8e20bb9a726649a8d7a0d60) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30contributor-guide: submit-changes: simplify noteMichael Opdenacker
(From yocto-docs rev: fb507fb37fe0c078144932ff39ba0ef952614361) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30contributor guide: update instructions for making and sharing changesMichael Opdenacker
- Shifting the focus to multiple changes instead of just one - Advising to create a branch for changes - Removing unnecessary or too verbose explanations - Adding useful resources and examples (From yocto-docs rev: e7e47121fd979e034f8f40a043912640a6a25a5e) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30contributor-guide: clarification about patchtestMichael Opdenacker
- Highlight that patchtest still needs improving - Fix reference to this tool (From yocto-docs rev: bdd5541b491729dcfa9e92a9acfc932c427a8ea0) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30contributor guide: remove unnecessary information about mailing listsMichael Opdenacker
The mailing lists for sending code are sufficient! (From yocto-docs rev: 2ea840c34043d4d630ad2deae0ffd285503d1078) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30contributor-guide: remove obsolete pkg-config guidelinesMichael Opdenacker
They were coming from obsolete notes from the times when people directly created or modified .pc files from their recipes. Nobody should be doing that any more and keep this can be confusing. (From yocto-docs rev: 6b3bbf9507ac7014e95926d69383b585c5e19371) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30contributor guide: call section "Reporting a defect"Michael Opdenacker
Instead of "Submitting a defect". We all write bugs, and nobody needs documentation support for doing so! (From yocto-docs rev: ce94f6ed029afc8c69e84354c03bd0a9ab14f867) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Reported-by: Joshua Watt <JPEWhacker@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30ref-manual: remove AUTHOR variableMichael Opdenacker
Following https://git.openembedded.org/openembedded-core/commit/?id=9d5edd124b7dddb995ceddd79f8a7fc8cf44badf (From yocto-docs rev: e7da4d122313f369be1c680dadd76ea53ba8dd04) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30contributor-guide: add recipe style guideMichael Opdenacker
(From yocto-docs rev: a61a7677adb9bf22dc0d28e72a8fedf2df27e80a) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30contributor-guide: add section about why we use mailing listsMichael Opdenacker
(From yocto-docs rev: dda13405221102b66b0e08bee3004d0ce1c0c000) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30contributor-guide: add missing links to mailing listsMichael Opdenacker
And fix such a link too. (From yocto-docs rev: 7528d6afec675080a9140f1a1f0064b4a76f39b0) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
2023-08-30manuals: create a dedicated "Contributor Guide" documentMichael Opdenacker
Starting from the original contents of dev-manual/changes.rst and from text contributed by Richard Purdie. (From yocto-docs rev: 55587d9dd009cbc92273376e0f7665b2d574d280) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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