coreutils/HACKING, branch v8.22Mirror of https://https.git.savannah.gnu.org/git/coreutils.git/
https://git.shady.money/coreutils/atom?h=v8.222013-01-01T03:51:20Zmaint: update all copyright year number ranges2013-01-01T03:51:20ZJim Meyeringjim@meyering.net2013-01-01T02:54:51Zurn:sha1:77da73c75432f3c5b4beebae7b0797a1e33160bc
Run "make update-copyright", but then also run this,
perl -pi -e 's/2\d\d\d-//' tests/sample-test
to make that one script use the single most recent year number.
doc: tweak 'lcov' in HACKING2012-12-20T10:42:27ZAssaf Gordonassafgordon@gmail.com2012-12-20T10:42:22Zurn:sha1:c388053e144f6ae00836ccb9d0b6b895ce129072
* HACKING: In the paragraph about creating coverage statistics,
use the correct -b (--base-directory) parameter.
doc: mention "git stash" in HACKING2012-12-14T23:20:15ZAssaf Gordonassafgordon@gmail.com2012-12-14T07:47:17Zurn:sha1:e9870faf9933a32de11cf90883e537f72e4f7de5
* HACKING: In the paragraph about switching branches, mention
"git stash" as a way to continue while preserving uncommitted
changes.
maint: adjust HACKING instructions to run a single test2012-12-06T09:58:55ZAssaf Gordonassafgordon@gmail.com2012-12-06T09:58:10Zurn:sha1:eac397efff2810bbffc0857e5c2ad96d637debbe
* HACKING: Adjust as per the recent changes introduced
when switching to non recursive make.
doc: improve HACKING guidelines2012-10-13T18:26:06ZNikolas Kallisnik@nikolaskallis.com2012-10-13T17:52:33Zurn:sha1:c528f13136c8b3ed89d5d59bdc04f99872e10fa7
* HACKING: Add "cd coreutils" after the git clone command.
Copyright-paperwork-exempt: Yes
doc: identify/refer to source of each fixed bug in log and in NEWS2012-04-03T14:14:32ZJim Meyeringmeyering@redhat.com2012-04-03T14:14:32Zurn:sha1:5e1f5c5739766f054e773e296570ec410377ec25
* HACKING (Commit log requirements): Describe our policy: when you
fix a bug, put the "git describe" string of the bug-introducing commit
in your commit log and put the "fixed-in-release version number"
in the NEWS blurb.
maint: quote 'like this' or "like this", not `like this'2012-01-22T23:26:38ZPaul Eggerteggert@cs.ucla.edu2012-01-22T23:26:00Zurn:sha1:80bc8651fd6b0a41be00ab4ee82e920287b15cbc
* doc/coreutils.texi (Formatting the file names):
coreutils now quotes 'like this'.
* man/help2man:
* src/timeout.c (usage): Quote 'like this' in diagnostics.
* HACKING, Makefile.am, NEWS, README, README-hacking, TODO, cfg.mk:
* doc/Makefile.am, doc/coreutils.texi, m4/jm-macros.m4:
* man/Makefile.am, man/help2man, src/Makefile.am, src/copy.h:
* src/extract-magic, src/ls.c, src/pinky.c, src/pr.c, src/sort.c:
* src/split.c, src/timeout.c, src/who.c, tests/dd/skip-seek-past-file:
* tests/pr/pr-tests: Quote 'like this' in commentary.
* cfg.mk (old_NEWS_hash): Update due to changed old NEWS.
maint: update all copyright year number ranges2012-01-01T09:04:06ZJim Meyeringmeyering@redhat.com2012-01-01T08:47:10Zurn:sha1:5111aa42968262bd4d44eeca277b194020bb5007
Run "make update-copyright".
doc: describe test control variables2011-09-02T10:41:23ZPádraig BradyP@draigBrady.com2011-09-02T10:33:42Zurn:sha1:832c85e3f79387752a563a31c3e9764c488bd6f1
* HACKING (Add tests): Mention the variables and default values.
* README-release (Pre-release testing): Mention that setting
the SHELL variable may be required.
Suggested by Bruno Haible.
doc: add a vim indentation example2011-07-27T12:51:15ZIvan Sichmann Freitasivansichfreitas@gmail.com2011-07-19T02:43:19Zurn:sha1:6ab90b53f660cb5bad94b729d400934de68c7e9e
HACKING: add a vim example showing how to configure it to follow GNU
indentation in coreutils source files.