[PATCH] Super Quick Patch Guide Improvements #13225
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From @SmylersThis is a bug report for perl from smylers@stripey.com, I'm suggesting a few tweaks to the Super Quick Patch Guide, based on my There is the risk of the issues MJD discusses here, that adding more My suggested additions are all things that would've helped me (and saved Flags: Site configuration information for perl 5.19.4: Configured by smylers at Tue Sep 3 10:58:31 BST 2013. Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 19 subversion 4) configuration: @INC for perl 5.19.4: Environment for perl 5.19.4: Smylers |
From @Smylers0001-perlhack.pod-tidied.patchFrom cb3f695e419e30c1b7af57ff29d1d0985a81c1e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Smylers <Smylers@stripey.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 10:31:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/8] perlhack.pod tidied
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In accordance with the comment at the top of the file, before I make other
changes to it.
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diff --git a/pod/perlhack.pod b/pod/perlhack.pod
index 6403bb1..646606f 100644
--- a/pod/perlhack.pod
+++ b/pod/perlhack.pod
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ Perl core.
=head1 GETTING THE PERL SOURCE
All of Perl's source code is kept centrally in a Git repository at
-I<perl5.git.perl.org>. The repository contains many Perl revisions from
-Perl 1 onwards and all the revisions from Perforce, the previous
+I<perl5.git.perl.org>. The repository contains many Perl revisions
+from Perl 1 onwards and all the revisions from Perforce, the previous
version control system.
For much more detail on using git with the Perl repository, please see
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ in a month. Please remember that the Perl 5 developers are all
volunteers, and be polite.
Changes are always applied directly to the main development branch,
-called "blead". Some patches may be backported to a maintenance branch.
-If you think your patch is appropriate for the maintenance branch,
-please explain why when you submit it.
+called "blead". Some patches may be backported to a maintenance
+branch. If you think your patch is appropriate for the maintenance
+branch, please explain why when you submit it.
=head2 Getting your patch accepted
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ can do to help the Perl 5 Porters accept your patch.
If you used git to check out the Perl source, then using C<git
format-patch> will produce a patch in a style suitable for Perl. The
C<format-patch> command produces one patch file for each commit you
-made. If you prefer to send a single patch for all commits, you can use
-C<git diff>.
+made. If you prefer to send a single patch for all commits, you can
+use C<git diff>.
% git checkout blead
% git pull
@@ -305,12 +305,12 @@ readers understand what you did and why you did it.
=head3 Comments, Comments, Comments
-Be sure to adequately comment your code. While commenting every line is
-unnecessary, anything that takes advantage of side effects of
+Be sure to adequately comment your code. While commenting every line
+is unnecessary, anything that takes advantage of side effects of
operators, that creates changes that will be felt outside of the
function being patched, or that others may find confusing should be
-documented. If you are going to err, it is better to err on the side of
-adding too many comments than too few.
+documented. If you are going to err, it is better to err on the side
+of adding too many comments than too few.
The best comments explain I<why> the code does what it does, not I<what
it does>.
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ In-line functions that are in headers that are accessible to XS code
need to be able to compile without warnings with commonly used extra
compilation flags, such as gcc's C<-Wswitch-default> which warns
whenever a switch statement does not have a "default" case. The use of
-these extra flags is to catch potential problems in legal C code, and is
-often used by Perl aggregators, such as Linux distributors.
+these extra flags is to catch potential problems in legal C code, and
+is often used by Perl aggregators, such as Linux distributors.
=back
@@ -508,8 +508,8 @@ core.
For changes significant enough to warrant a F<pod/perldelta.pod> entry,
the porters will greatly appreciate it if you submit a delta entry
-along with your actual change. Significant changes include, but are not
-limited to:
+along with your actual change. Significant changes include, but are
+not limited to:
=over 4
@@ -692,9 +692,9 @@ authors, ... Perl is supposed to be easy.
Working code is always preferred to pie-in-the-sky ideas. A patch to
add a feature stands a much higher chance of making it to the language
than does a random feature request, no matter how fervently argued the
-request might be. This ties into "Will it be useful?", as the fact that
-someone took the time to make the patch demonstrates a strong desire
-for the feature.
+request might be. This ties into "Will it be useful?", as the fact
+that someone took the time to make the patch demonstrates a strong
+desire for the feature.
=head1 TESTING
@@ -703,10 +703,11 @@ The core uses the same testing style as the rest of Perl, a simple
considerations.
There are three ways to write a test in the core: L<Test::More>,
-F<t/test.pl> and ad hoc C<print $test ? "ok 42\n" : "not ok 42\n">. The
-decision of which to use depends on what part of the test suite you're
-working on. This is a measure to prevent a high-level failure (such as
-Config.pm breaking) from causing basic functionality tests to fail.
+F<t/test.pl> and ad hoc C<print $test ? "ok 42\n" : "not ok 42\n">.
+The decision of which to use depends on what part of the test suite
+you're working on. This is a measure to prevent a high-level failure
+(such as Config.pm breaking) from causing basic functionality tests to
+fail.
The F<t/test.pl> library provides some of the features of
L<Test::More>, but avoids loading most modules and uses as few core
@@ -721,9 +722,9 @@ Protocol|http://testanything.org>.
Since we don't know if require works, or even subroutines, use ad hoc
tests for these three. Step carefully to avoid using the feature being
-tested. Tests in F<t/opbasic>, for instance, have been placed there rather
-than in F<t/op> because they test functionality which F<t/test.pl> presumes
-has already been demonstrated to work.
+tested. Tests in F<t/opbasic>, for instance, have been placed there
+rather than in F<t/op> because they test functionality which
+F<t/test.pl> presumes has already been demonstrated to work.
=item * F<t/cmd>, F<t/run>, F<t/io> and F<t/op>
@@ -741,10 +742,10 @@ used. You can also use the full suite of core modules in the tests.
=back
When you say "make test", Perl uses the F<t/TEST> program to run the
-test suite (except under Win32 where it uses F<t/harness> instead). All
-tests are run from the F<t/> directory, B<not> the directory which
-contains the test. This causes some problems with the tests in F<lib/>,
-so here's some opportunity for some patching.
+test suite (except under Win32 where it uses F<t/harness> instead).
+All tests are run from the F<t/> directory, B<not> the directory which
+contains the test. This causes some problems with the tests in
+F<lib/>, so here's some opportunity for some patching.
You must be triply conscious of cross-platform concerns. This usually
boils down to using L<File::Spec> and avoiding things like C<fork()>
@@ -782,8 +783,8 @@ Run the test suite with the F<t/harness> controlling program, instead
of F<t/TEST>. F<t/harness> is more sophisticated, and uses the
L<Test::Harness> module, thus using this test target supposes that perl
mostly works. The main advantage for our purposes is that it prints a
-detailed summary of failed tests at the end. Also, unlike F<t/TEST>, it
-doesn't redirect stderr to stdout.
+detailed summary of failed tests at the end. Also, unlike F<t/TEST>,
+it doesn't redirect stderr to stdout.
Note that under Win32 F<t/harness> is always used instead of F<t/TEST>,
so there is no special "test_harness" target.
@@ -816,8 +817,8 @@ non-conflicting test scripts itself, and there is no standard interface
to C<make> utilities to interact with their job schedulers.
Note that currently some test scripts may fail when run in parallel
-(most notably F<ext/IO/t/io_dir.t>). If necessary, run just the failing
-scripts again sequentially and see if the failures go away.
+(most notably F<ext/IO/t/io_dir.t>). If necessary, run just the
+failing scripts again sequentially and see if the failures go away.
=head2 Running tests by hand
@@ -858,9 +859,9 @@ Run the torture tests as well as the normal set.
=item * -re=PATTERN
-Filter the file list so that all the test files run match PATTERN. Note
-that this form is distinct from the B<-re LIST OF PATTERNS> form below
-in that it allows the file list to be provided as well.
+Filter the file list so that all the test files run match PATTERN.
+Note that this form is distinct from the B<-re LIST OF PATTERNS> form
+below in that it allows the file list to be provided as well.
=item * -re LIST OF PATTERNS
@@ -898,9 +899,9 @@ F<./perl>).
=item * PERL_SKIP_TTY_TEST
-if set, tells to skip the tests that need a terminal. It's actually set
-automatically by the Makefile, but can also be forced artificially by
-running 'make test_notty'.
+if set, tells to skip the tests that need a terminal. It's actually
+set automatically by the Makefile, but can also be forced artificially
+by running 'make test_notty'.
=back
@@ -925,8 +926,8 @@ This sets a variable in op/numconvert.t.
=item * PERL_TEST_MEMORY
Setting this variable includes the tests in F<t/bigmem/>. This should
-be set to the number of gigabytes of memory available for testing,
-eg. C<PERL_TEST_MEMORY=4> indicates that tests that require 4GiB of
+be set to the number of gigabytes of memory available for testing, eg.
+C<PERL_TEST_MEMORY=4> indicates that tests that require 4GiB of
available memory can be run safely.
=back
@@ -1040,8 +1041,8 @@ README if you find anything missing or changed over a new OS release.
=item *
Find an area of Perl that seems interesting to you, and see if you can
-work out how it works. Scan through the source, and step over it in the
-debugger. Play, poke, investigate, fiddle! You'll probably get to
+work out how it works. Scan through the source, and step over it in
+the debugger. Play, poke, investigate, fiddle! You'll probably get to
understand not just your chosen area but a much wider range of
F<perl>'s activity as well, and probably sooner than you'd think.
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From @Smylers0002-Consistent-indent-on-shell-commands.patchFrom 2860957b25b7fbe430b1beb0031f5791a7cae729 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Smylers <Smylers@stripey.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 11:32:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/8] Consistent indent on shell commands
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Most verbatim lines with shell commands had 2 spaces before the % prompt.
A few had 1 or 4 spaces. Make them all 2.
diff -b shows no changes for this commit.
---
pod/perlhack.pod | 18 +++++++++---------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/pod/perlhack.pod b/pod/perlhack.pod
index 646606f..1862d02 100644
--- a/pod/perlhack.pod
+++ b/pod/perlhack.pod
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ Assuming your patch consists of a single git commit, the following
writes the file as a MIME attachment, and sends it with a meaningful
subject:
- % git format-patch -1 --attach
- % perlbug -s "[PATCH] $(git log -1 --oneline HEAD)" -f 0001-*.patch
+ % git format-patch -1 --attach
+ % perlbug -s "[PATCH] $(git log -1 --oneline HEAD)" -f 0001-*.patch
The perlbug program will ask you a few questions about your email
address and the patch you're submitting. Once you've answered them it
@@ -154,18 +154,18 @@ found at L<http://github.com/mirrors/perl>.
You can also choose to use rsync to get a copy of the current source
tree for the bleadperl branch and all maintenance branches:
- % rsync -avz rsync://perl5.git.perl.org/perl-current .
- % rsync -avz rsync://perl5.git.perl.org/perl-5.12.x .
- % rsync -avz rsync://perl5.git.perl.org/perl-5.10.x .
- % rsync -avz rsync://perl5.git.perl.org/perl-5.8.x .
- % rsync -avz rsync://perl5.git.perl.org/perl-5.6.x .
- % rsync -avz rsync://perl5.git.perl.org/perl-5.005xx .
+ % rsync -avz rsync://perl5.git.perl.org/perl-current .
+ % rsync -avz rsync://perl5.git.perl.org/perl-5.12.x .
+ % rsync -avz rsync://perl5.git.perl.org/perl-5.10.x .
+ % rsync -avz rsync://perl5.git.perl.org/perl-5.8.x .
+ % rsync -avz rsync://perl5.git.perl.org/perl-5.6.x .
+ % rsync -avz rsync://perl5.git.perl.org/perl-5.005xx .
(Add the C<--delete> option to remove leftover files.)
To get a full list of the available sync points:
- % rsync perl5.git.perl.org::
+ % rsync perl5.git.perl.org::
=head2 Write access via git
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From @Smylers0003-Have-perlbug-report-version-being-patched.patchFrom 27cd31ebfe338c25deffd0e3872390a749b33ebd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Smylers <Smylers@stripey.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 10:49:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/8] Have perlbug report version being patched
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In the Super Quick Patch Guide, run the perlbug and perl from the working
copy that the patch is against, so the bug report contains relevant
version and configuration data, rather than that of whichever system perl
the reporter happens to have installed.
---
pod/perlhack.pod | 2 +-
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diff --git a/pod/perlhack.pod b/pod/perlhack.pod
index 1862d02..d559261 100644
--- a/pod/perlhack.pod
+++ b/pod/perlhack.pod
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ writes the file as a MIME attachment, and sends it with a meaningful
subject:
% git format-patch -1 --attach
- % perlbug -s "[PATCH] $(git log -1 --oneline HEAD)" -f 0001-*.patch
+ % ./perl -Ilib utils/perlbug -s "[PATCH] $(git log -1 --oneline HEAD)" -f 0001-*.patch
The perlbug program will ask you a few questions about your email
address and the patch you're submitting. Once you've answered them it
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From @Smylers0004-perlbug-command-wrapped-to-fit-in-79-columns.patchFrom 68f21b328749cc436256fd86d96c138d09cc7638 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Smylers <Smylers@stripey.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 10:54:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 4/8] perlbug command wrapped to fit in 79 columns
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To pass t/porting/podcheck.t --pedantic
The line-break is inside a $(...), so the lines can be copied-and-pasted
as they are, complete with line-break and extra spaces, and still give the
same output.
---
pod/perlhack.pod | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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diff --git a/pod/perlhack.pod b/pod/perlhack.pod
index d559261..52ecaca 100644
--- a/pod/perlhack.pod
+++ b/pod/perlhack.pod
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ writes the file as a MIME attachment, and sends it with a meaningful
subject:
% git format-patch -1 --attach
- % ./perl -Ilib utils/perlbug -s "[PATCH] $(git log -1 --oneline HEAD)" -f 0001-*.patch
+ % ./perl -Ilib utils/perlbug -s "[PATCH] $(
+ git log -1 --oneline HEAD)" -f 0001-*.patch
The perlbug program will ask you a few questions about your email
address and the patch you're submitting. Once you've answered them it
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From @Smylers0005-Suggest-reading-blead-s-Super-Quick-Patch-Guide.patchFrom 2cacede711429294251748663b526eb90f70dba5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Smylers <Smylers@stripey.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 11:37:58 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 5/8] Suggest reading blead's Super Quick Patch Guide
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The Super Quick Patch Guide has been improved several times. Suggest that
a patcher looks at the latest version in the check out of blead they've
just made, in case that's been improved since whichever released version
they were reading.
This has caught me out before: I've done something sub-optimal (for me or
those reviewing my patches) by diligently following out-of-date
instructions.
---
pod/perlhack.pod | 7 +++++++
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diff --git a/pod/perlhack.pod b/pod/perlhack.pod
index 52ecaca..9c0e59a 100644
--- a/pod/perlhack.pod
+++ b/pod/perlhack.pod
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ with the following command:
% git clone git://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git perl
+=item * Ensure you're following the latest advice
+
+In case the advice in this guide has been updated recently, read the
+latest version directly from the perl source:
+
+ % perldoc pod/perlhack.pod
+
=item * Make your change
Hack, hack, hack.
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From @Smylers0006-Resetting-a-check-out-in-Super-Quick-Patch-Guide.patchFrom 1147cf5ff4886e07a1456fc2dc44a672cacdc939 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Smylers <Smylers@stripey.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 11:58:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 6/8] Resetting a check out in Super Quick Patch Guide
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Add advice so that somebody wishing to submit a second patch doesn't need
to throw away their perl check-out and start again.
Not knowing the git clean step caught me out, and meant perl wouldn't
build for me. Nicholas helped me out. Adding this to the guide will
hopefully save Nicholas from having to repeat that for others (especially
since others may not be fortunate enough to have Nicholas handily seated
next to them at the point they encounter it).
(The non-building was because some things in the repository had been
re-arranged since my previous patch (several months earlier), and the
latest build was getting confused by some files left over from a
pre-re-arragned build.)
The git clean step will also remove the first 0001-*.patch file, avoiding
the problem of there being two files matching that glob when attaching the
second patch.
---
pod/perlhack.pod | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/pod/perlhack.pod b/pod/perlhack.pod
index 9c0e59a..6db7e6e 100644
--- a/pod/perlhack.pod
+++ b/pod/perlhack.pod
@@ -80,6 +80,17 @@ will submit your patch via email.
The porters appreciate the time you spent helping to make Perl better.
Thank you!
+=item * Next time
+
+The next time you wish to make a patch, you need to start from the
+latest perl in a pristine state. Check you don't have any local changes
+or added files in your perl check-out which you wish to keep, then run
+these commands:
+
+ % git pull
+ % git reset --hard origin/blead
+ % git clean -dxf
+
=back
=head1 BUG REPORTING
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From @Smylers0007-Multiple-commits-in-Super-Quick-Patch-Guide.patchFrom 58cdd82f332082dd613b18e1af99ab1677a8d5d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Smylers <Smylers@stripey.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 12:37:36 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 7/8] Multiple commits in Super Quick Patch Guide
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How to use perlbug when a change is a series of commits, not a single
commit.
This is the advice RJBS gave me over IRC. Including it in the guide should
avoid him having to repeat the advice to others.
---
pod/perlhack.pod | 17 +++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/pod/perlhack.pod b/pod/perlhack.pod
index 6db7e6e..9e61656 100644
--- a/pod/perlhack.pod
+++ b/pod/perlhack.pod
@@ -75,6 +75,23 @@ The perlbug program will ask you a few questions about your email
address and the patch you're submitting. Once you've answered them it
will submit your patch via email.
+If your changes are in multiple commits, generate a patch for each of
+them:
+
+ % git format-patch origin/blead --attach
+
+Run perlbug without any attachments:
+
+ % ./perl -Ilib utils/perlbug
+
+Follow the prompts, picking a subject that summarizes your changes
+overall and has "[PATCH]" at the beginning. Describe your changes in
+the editor window that opens. Instead of sending the report, press f
+to save the message to a file, then quit.
+
+Now create an email using the headers and body from the
+perlbug-generated file, and attach your patches.
+
=item * Thank you
The porters appreciate the time you spent helping to make Perl better.
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From @Smylers0008-Mutt-hint-in-Super-Quick-Patch-Guide.patchFrom 3434e8b693abf56b8344eec9859efe16e2e891f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Smylers <Smylers@stripey.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 12:44:46 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 8/8] Mutt hint in Super Quick Patch Guide
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When sending an email manually so it can have multiple patches, point out
that Mutt can construct the email for you.
Obviously this isn't as generally relevant as the rest of the Guide, since
patchers will use many different mail clients. But it's a significant boon
for those who do use Mutt, and a very short addition to the Guide.
Mutt is singled out simply because it has this functionality; I suspect
that most other widely used mail clients don't.
---
pod/perlhack.pod | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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diff --git a/pod/perlhack.pod b/pod/perlhack.pod
index 9e61656..84d8a6d 100644
--- a/pod/perlhack.pod
+++ b/pod/perlhack.pod
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ the editor window that opens. Instead of sending the report, press f
to save the message to a file, then quit.
Now create an email using the headers and body from the
-perlbug-generated file, and attach your patches.
+perlbug-generated file, and attach your patches. If you use Mutt, this
+command will do that:
+
+ % mutt -H perlbug.rep -a *.patch
=item * Thank you
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From @cpansproutOn Wed Sep 04 04:59:32 2013, smylers@stripey.com wrote:
Thank you. One minor quibble: +If your changes are in multiple commits, generate a patch for each of It’s actually slightly easier if the patches are all in one file: % git format-patch origin/blead --attach --stdout > patches.txt But your suggestions are nevertheless an improvement, so I don’t mind if -- Father Chrysostomos |
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The RT System itself - Status changed from 'new' to 'open' |
From @jkeenanOn Wed Sep 04 04:59:32 2013, smylers@stripey.com wrote:
All patches applied in a series of eight commits. I removed trailing Thank you for the patches. Closing ticket. jimk |
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@jkeenan - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved' |
From @SmylersFather Chrysostomos via RT writes:
Thank you for that. Further patch attached to say that, which makes the instructions much (Please let me know if I should instead create a new bug for this patch, Cheers Smylers |
From @Smylers0001-Multiple-commits-in-1-attachment-in-Patch-Guide.patchFrom 59148d0a8789637230aa1d0f3f3bdcb264d63cd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Smylers <Smylers@stripey.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 09:07:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Multiple commits in 1 attachment in Patch Guide
MIME-Version: 1.0
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Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
In the Super Quick Patch Guide, if a change involves multiple commits, put
them all in a single perlbug attachment.
Father Chrysostomos says it's easier like this, in a comment on
RT #119599.
It simplifies the instructions, and avoiding the need to mention mail
clients.
---
pod/perlhack.pod | 27 ++++++++-------------------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/pod/perlhack.pod b/pod/perlhack.pod
index 94fd963..ff685d2 100644
--- a/pod/perlhack.pod
+++ b/pod/perlhack.pod
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ sentence. For example, "Fixed spelling errors in perlhack.pod".
The next step is to submit your patch to the Perl core ticket system
via email.
-Assuming your patch consists of a single git commit, the following
-writes the file as a MIME attachment, and sends it with a meaningful
+If your changes are in a single git commit, run the following commands
+to write the file as a MIME attachment and send it with a meaningful
subject:
% git format-patch -1 --attach
@@ -75,25 +75,14 @@ The perlbug program will ask you a few questions about your email
address and the patch you're submitting. Once you've answered them it
will submit your patch via email.
-If your changes are in multiple commits, generate a patch for each of
-them:
+If your changes are in multiple commits, generate a patch file
+containing them all, and attach that:
- % git format-patch origin/blead --attach
+ % git format-patch origin/blead --attach --stdout > patches
+ % ./perl -Ilib utils/perlbug -f patches
-Run perlbug without any attachments:
-
- % ./perl -Ilib utils/perlbug
-
-Follow the prompts, picking a subject that summarizes your changes
-overall and has "[PATCH]" at the beginning. Describe your changes in the
-editor window that opens. Instead of sending the report, press 'f' to
-save the message to a file, then quit.
-
-Now create an email using the headers and body from the
-perlbug-generated file, and attach your patches. If you use Mutt, this
-command will do that:
-
- % mutt -H perlbug.rep -a *.patch
+When prompted, pick a subject that summarizes your changes overall and
+has "[PATCH]" at the beginning.
=item * Thank you
--------------1.8.1.2--
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From @SmylersJames E Keenan via RT writes:
Actually, I think those were load-bearing trailing spaces, as surprising perlhack.pod is written with two spaces between sentences (this may be It also has a comment at the top saying to use Porting/podtidy on it for Deleting trailing spaces left there by podtidy effectively prevents You can fix this, manually restoring the second space. At which point To see this, run podtidy on perlhack.pod as of c17e15d then do a git If you wish to have a strict policy of no trailing spaces in the pod * Remove the instruction saying the file should be formatted with * Enhance Pod::Tidy to be able to handle formatting with 2 spaces * Reformat perlhack to use a single space between all sentences (‘French Please can you do one of the above, or add the trailing spaces back in (And also because it seems good manners to leave the file in a state
Is that generally desirable for patches? If so, should the Super Quick Patch Guide be changed to say to first
It looks like in doing so you lost the first line of the commit message Cheers Smylers |
From @nwc10On Thu Sep 05 02:42:05 2013, smylers@stripey.com wrote:
Of these, I think that the best solution would be to enhance In that, I'd like to us to be able to avoid trailing spaces, and it I don't want to volunteer myself to be the person to contact the
I think that it's useful.
but I don't think that this is a good idea. In that, it makes life Nicholas Clark |
From @jkeenanOn 9/5/13 5:41 AM, Smylers wrote:
To be honest, until your post I was completely unaware of the existence What I do know is that git frequently warns when a commit is made that
Since there are various alternatives here, I think that there will have
I've seen it in a lot of patches, and it facilitates archival work. But ...
... no, that's overly cumbersome and might discourage first-time or Thank you very much. |
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@jkeenan - Status changed from 'resolved' to 'open' |
From @jkeenanSince it appears there will be further discussion in this ticket, I am |
From @cpansproutOn Thu Sep 05 03:09:22 2013, nicholas wrote:
Unfortunately, in the ‘[perl #xxxx]’ format git-am will strip it out, Sometimes I feel like writing a patch-application tool (under Porting/) -- Father Chrysostomos |
From @cpansproutOn Thu Sep 05 01:49:03 2013, smylers@stripey.com wrote:
Thank you for going to the trouble to clarify the instructions. Applied -- Father Chrysostomos |
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From @cpansproutOn Thu Sep 05 03:57:53 2013, jkeen@verizon.net wrote:
I’ve never understood why that warning is useful. Who cares about -- Father Chrysostomos |
From @SmylersJames E Keenan writes:
I was also unaware of it until yesterday. (It might've been better for
OK.
Wow, I had no idea this would be so controversial. My sincere apologies to anybody who'd been planning on doing something Father Chrysostomos via RT writes:
You also re-resolved the ticket. Give Jim had re-opened it for the Smylers |
From @cpansproutOn Thu Sep 05 08:28:56 2013, smylers@stripey.com wrote:
OK, I misunderstood his reason. I’ll reopen it. -- Father Chrysostomos |
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From @tonycozOn Thu Sep 05 06:19:53 2013, sprout wrote:
Who cares about the number of spaces after periods? Why waste time Tony |
From @cpansproutOn Mon Sep 09 18:33:18 2013, tonyc wrote:
It affects the pod2man output. -- Father Chrysostomos |
From @SmylersTony Cook via RT writes:
Apparently the original author of perlhack did. Given they were Obviously it's a tiny thing, but it is nonetheless a regression, and I
If it's decreed that having 1 space at the end of sentences in this Given how trivial it would be to consistently use 1 space, I don't think Smylers |
From @cpansproutOn Tue Sep 10 01:46:53 2013, smylers@stripey.com wrote:
One more consideration. The fact that the docs as rendered by pod2man So I did my research. Originally, all the pods written by Larry had two So, if you change a documented to have only one space at the end of a If you really want consistent *rendering* with one space after each dot, -- Father Chrysostomos |
From @khwilliamsonOn 09/10/2013 09:29 AM, Father Chrysostomos via RT wrote:
For the past many centuries, documents have been typically written so Formatters were designed to interpret two spaces after a period as The bottom line is that there are people who care about having two |
From @jkeenanOn Tue Sep 10 09:02:20 2013, public@khwilliamson.com wrote:
Since we're waxing historical, let me wax from personal history ... When I taught myself to type (on a 1947 Olivetti manual, passed to me by When I paid my way through graduate school the first time by working as However, when I became a typesetter several years later, I had to Sadly, I haven't set type in many years -- though that experience taught My point: Both single and double spaces at the end of sentences have And now, back our ongoing discussion ... Thank you very much. |
From @nwc10On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 04:04:37PM -0700, James E Keenan via RT wrote:
Including pod2man
So either we change 1) Pod::Tidy to treat two spaces the way we'd like or we stick with a mess. Personally, I'd prefer someone to submit a patch to Pod::Tidy which enables (Because the git tools are coded to treat treat trailing spaces as "ugly", Nicholas Clark * And personally, I agree with them. I believe that it's the only bit of |
From @rjbsOn Fri Sep 13 03:16:13 2013, nicholas wrote:
That is my preference, also. In the meantime, let's leave trailing spaces in place to move foward -- |
From @tonycozOn Thu Sep 05 04:56:24 2013, jkeenan wrote:
Should this be a new ticket about Pod-Tidy and pod2man 2 spaces support? The original patches have been applied. Tony |
From @jkeenanOn Wed, 13 Nov 2013 03:44:57 GMT, tonyc wrote:
There's been no further discussion in this ticket in 3-1/4 years, so I'm closing this ticket. Thank you very much. -- |
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@jkeenan - Status changed from 'open' to 'resolved' |
Migrated from rt.perl.org#119599 (status was 'resolved')
Searchable as RT119599$
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