// This file is part of the Doxygen Developer Manual
/** @page patchguide Patch Guidelines
-@b NB! If you're behind a corporate wall with http only access to the
+\attention If you're behind a corporate wall with http only access to the
world, you can still use these instructions!
-@b NB2! You can't send patches to the mailing list anymore at all. Nowadays
+\attention You can't send patches to the mailing list anymore at all. Nowadays
you are expected to send patches to the OpenOCD Gerrit GIT server for a
review.
add a username of your choice.
Your username will be required in step 3 and substituted wherever
the string 'USERNAME' is found.
- -# Add an SSH public key following the directions on github:
- https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys
+ -# Create an SSH public key following the directions on github:
+ https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys . You can skip step 3
+ (adding key to Github account) and 4 (testing) - these are useful only if
+ you actually use Github or want to test whether the new key works fine.
+ -# Add this new SSH key to your Gerrit account:
+ go to 'Settings' > 'SSH Public Keys', paste the contents of
+ ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub into the text field (if it's not visible click on
+ 'Add Key ...' button) and confirm by clicking 'Add' button.
-# Clone the git repository, rather than just download the source:
@code
- git clone git://openocd.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/openocd/openocd
+ git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/openocd/code openocd
@endcode
or if you have problems with the "git:" protocol, use
the slower http protocol:
@code
- git clone http://repo.or.cz/r/openocd.git
+ git clone http://git.code.sf.net/p/openocd/code openocd
@endcode
-# Set up Gerrit with your local repository. All this does it
to instruct git locally how to send off the changes.
@endcode
Or with http only:
@code
-git remote add review http://openocd.zylin.com/p/openocd.git
+git remote add review http://USERNAME@openocd.zylin.com/p/openocd.git
git config remote.review.push HEAD:refs/publish/master
+@endcode
+ The http password is configured from your gerrit settings - http://openocd.zylin.com/#/settings/http-password.
+ \note If you want to simplify http access you can also add your http password to the url as follows:
+@code
+git remote add review http://USERNAME:PASSWORD@openocd.zylin.com/p/openocd.git
@endcode
-# You will need to install this hook, we will look into a better solution:
@code
mv commit-msg .git/hooks
chmod +x .git/hooks/commit-msg
@endcode
-@b NOTE A script exists to simplify the two items above. execute:
+ \note A script exists to simplify the two items above. execute:
@code
tools/initial.sh <username>
@endcode
run tools/checkpatch.sh to verify your patch style is ok.
}
@endcode
- @b TIP! use "git add ." before commit to add new files.
+ \note use "git add ." before commit to add new files.
+
+ Comment template, notice the short first line w/topic. The topic field
+ should identify the main part or subsystem the patch touches. Check
+ git log for examples.
@code
---- example comment, notice the short first line w/topic ---
-topic: short comment
+topic: Short comment
<blank line>
-longer comments over several
-lines...
+Longer comments over several lines, explaining (where applicable) the
+reason for the patch and the general idea the solution is based on,
+any major design decisions, etc...
<blank line>
Signed-off-by: ...
------
@endcode
-# Next you need to make sure that your patches
are on top of the latest stuff on the server and
If a contributor pushes a patch, it is considered good form if another
contributor actually approves and submits that patch.
+It should be noted that a negative review in Gerrit ("-1" or "-2") may (but does
+not have to) be disregarded if all conditions listed below are met:
+
+- the concerns raised in the review have been addressed (or explained),
+- reviewer does not re-examine the change in a month,
+- reviewer does not answer e-mails for another month.
+
@section browsing Browsing Patches
All OpenOCD patches can be reviewed <a href="http://openocd.zylin.com/">here</a>.
*/