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2017-02-07maint: fix HACKING instructions to run a single testMaxime de Roucy
* HACKING: s/make TEST=/make check TEST=/ The 'check' target was missing there since v8.20-57-geac397e.
2017-01-14maint: modernize URLsPaul Eggert
A lot of this is converting http: to https:. Also, gmane went away, so remove URLs that no longer work and are not easy to figure out what they were. Some of this stuff is so old that it no longer matters anyway.
2017-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesPádraig Brady
Run "make update-copyright" and then... * gnulib: Update to latest with copyright year adjusted. * tests/init.sh: Sync with gnulib to pick up copyright year. * bootstrap: Likewise. * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.
2016-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesPádraig Brady
Run "make update-copyright" and then... * gnulib: Update to latest with copyright year adjusted. * tests/init.sh: Sync with gnulib to pick up copyright year. * bootstrap: Likewise. * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.
2015-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesPádraig Brady
Run "make update-copyright" and then... * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year. * tests/du/bind-mount-dir-cycle-v2.sh: Fix case in copyright message, so that year is updated automatically in future.
2014-06-26tests: use predetermined NON_ROOT_GIDPádraig Brady
* HACKING: GID is more useful in tests than group name, so rename input param from NON_ROOT_GROUP to NON_ROOT_GID to make it obvious that only a group ID is now acceptable, thus allowing GID lookups to be avoided throughout the tests. * init.cfg (require_root_): Likewise. * tests/misc/truncate-owned-by-other.sh: Avoid looking up the GID. * tests/touch/now-owned-by-other.sh: Likewise. * tests/misc/chroot-credentials.sh: Likewise. Also fix an instance of comparison against NON_ROOT_GROUP which would have given a false failure if a non numeric value was passed in. * tests/id/setgid.sh: Use previously looked up gid as a more accurate base for the subsequent adjustment, and move the uid lookup within chroot, rather than having the overhead of a separate `id` invocation.
2014-01-02maint: update all copyright year number rangesBernhard Voelker
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.
2013-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesJim Meyering
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.
2012-12-20doc: tweak 'lcov' in HACKINGAssaf Gordon
* HACKING: In the paragraph about creating coverage statistics, use the correct -b (--base-directory) parameter.
2012-12-15doc: mention "git stash" in HACKINGAssaf Gordon
* HACKING: In the paragraph about switching branches, mention "git stash" as a way to continue while preserving uncommitted changes.
2012-12-06maint: adjust HACKING instructions to run a single testAssaf Gordon
* HACKING: Adjust as per the recent changes introduced when switching to non recursive make.
2012-10-13doc: improve HACKING guidelinesNikolas Kallis
* HACKING: Add "cd coreutils" after the git clone command. Copyright-paperwork-exempt: Yes
2012-04-03doc: identify/refer to source of each fixed bug in log and in NEWSJim Meyering
* 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.
2012-01-22maint: quote 'like this' or "like this", not `like this'Paul Eggert
* 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.
2012-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesJim Meyering
Run "make update-copyright".
2011-09-02doc: describe test control variablesPádraig Brady
* 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.
2011-07-27doc: add a vim indentation exampleIvan Sichmann Freitas
HACKING: add a vim example showing how to configure it to follow GNU indentation in coreutils source files.
2011-01-12doc: clean up HACKING guidelinesJim Meyering
* HACKING: Remove mention of "indent-tabs-mode: nil", since we've remove all of those directives. No longer needed. Remove dated (pre-emacs-23) reference regarding WhiteSpace mode.
2011-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesJim Meyering
Run "make update-copyright".
2010-12-28coreutils: keep lines within 80-column limitsPaul Eggert
* cfg.mk (LINE_LEN_MAX, FILTER_LONG_LINES): New macros. (sc_long_lines): New rule. * HACKING: Use shorter URLs to the same material. * doc/Makefile.am, doc/coreutils.texi, m4/boottime.m4: * man/help2man, man/stdbuf.x, src/Makefile.am, src/cat.c, src/copy.c: * src/cp.c, src/dd.c, src/df.c, src/du.c, src/groups.c, src/install.c: * src/ls.c, src/md5sum.c, src/mv.c, src/od.c, src/pinky.c, src/ptx.c: * src/readlink.c, src/remove.c, src/rmdir.c, src/setuidgid.c: * src/sort.c, src/tail.c, src/touch.c, tests/Coreutils.pm: * tests/cp/existing-perm-race, tests/cp/perm, tests/cp/preserve-gid: * tests/du/2g, tests/du/long-from-unreadable, tests/init.sh: * tests/install/basic-1, tests/ls/nameless-uid: * tests/ls/readdir-mountpoint-inode, tests/misc/chroot-credentials: * tests/misc/cut, tests/misc/date, tests/misc/join, tests/misc/md5sum: * tests/misc/sha1sum, tests/misc/sha224sum, tests/misc/sort: * tests/misc/sort-continue, tests/misc/sort-files0-from: * tests/misc/sort-rand, tests/misc/stdbuf, tests/misc/tr: * tests/misc/uniq, tests/mv/atomic, tests/mv/part-fail: * tests/mv/part-symlink, tests/mv/sticky-to-xpart, tests/pr/pr-tests: * tests/rm/fail-2eperm, tests/rm/interactive-always: Reformat to fit within 80 columns. * doc/Makefile.am (BAD_POSIX_PERL): New macro. * doc/coreutils.texi: Reword slightly, to make menus and index lines shorter. * src/md5sum.c: Redo --help output so that it fits within 79 columns, since that's a bit more portable and all the other --help strings fit in 79 columns.
2010-04-16* HACKING (Add tests): Change example name, "newtest" to "new-test".Jim Meyering
Not that anyone would confuse with something newt-related, but just because it is more readable that way. doc: tweak HACKING
2010-04-16doc: tweak HACKINGJim Meyering
* HACKING (Curly braces): Tweak a sentence. Filter a few paragraphs through "fmt".
2010-04-15doc: document our code formatting policy regarding curly bracesJim Meyering
* HACKING (Curly braces: use judiciously): New section.
2010-01-06maint: apply correct license to auxiliary filesEric Blake
* gnulib: Update, for maint.mk improvements. * HACKING: Use GFDL 1.3, not 1.2. * NEWS: Likewise. * README: Likewise. * cfg.mk (old_NEWS_hash): Update accordingly. * .gitignore: Ignore file created by 'make update-NEWS-hash'.
2010-01-01maint: update all FSF copyright year lists to include 2010Jim Meyering
Use this command: git ls-files | grep -v COPYING \ | xargs env UPDATE_COPYRIGHT_USE_INTERVALS=1 \ build-aux/update-copyright
2009-08-25doc: HACKING: mention the new space-only indentation policyJim Meyering
2009-08-25global: convert indentation-TABs to spacesJim Meyering
Transformed via this shell code: t=$'\t' git ls-files \ | grep -vE '(^|/)((GNU)?[Mm]akefile|ChangeLog)|\.(am|mk)$' \ | grep -vE 'tests/pr/|help2man' \ | xargs grep -lE "^ *$t" \ | xargs perl -MText::Tabs -ni -le \ '$m=/^( *\t[ \t]*)(.*)/; print $m ? expand($1) . $2 : $_'
2009-07-14doc: point to Guile's ChangeLog-writing guidelinesJim Meyering
* HACKING (Commit log requirements): Point to Guile's http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/changelogs/guile-changelogs_3.html. Mention that a bit of prose can be welcome.
2009-06-03doc: HACKING: minor adjustments, additionsJim Meyering
* HACKING (Amending...): Remove spurious "-e" used with commit --amend. (log message policy): Mention the 72-column limit. "build:" and "maint:" are common prefixes, these days.
2009-06-02doc: HACKING: mention the GNU Coding StandardsJim Meyering
* HACKING (Add documentation): Add a link to the GCS.
2009-05-17maint: HACKING: mention a few more useful git commandsJim Meyering
* HACKING (Miscellaneous useful git commands): Add a few.
2009-03-04policy: use git to help avoid trailing white spaceRalf Wildenhues
* HACKING (Avoid trailing white space): Describe how git can help.
2009-02-27* HACKING: avoid trailing white spaceJim Meyering
2009-02-18doc: explain how to recover from changes committed to masterJim Meyering
* HACKING: A beginner's commit-to-master is so common, and causes enough confusion, that we describe how to recover.
2009-02-18maint: add copyright noticesJim Meyering
* HACKING: Add copyright notice. * tests/test-lib.sh: Likewise.
2009-02-13maint: mention how to run a single test in HACKING docsPádraig Brady
* HACKING: Give an example of how to run a test in isolation. * README: Fix/simplify example for running a single test. * README-hacking: Reference the HACKING file.
2008-11-17doc: HACKING: reference http://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.htmlJim Meyering
Suggestion from Patrick Schoenfeld.
2008-07-16* HACKING: describe how to find a misplaced change-setJim Meyering
2008-06-26* HACKING: use shorter "-1" (over HEAD~1) with git format-patchJim Meyering
2008-06-17HACKING: Add section for tips on reducing translator workload.Bo Borgerson
* HACKING (Be nice to translators): New section. Add Jim's suggestion to avoid changing translatable strings if possible.
2008-06-15update HACKING guidelinesJim Meyering
* HACKING: Don't suggest --signoff; it's redundant. (log requirements): Specify preferred forms. Mention preference for "<" over ">". Mention the "const placement" preference.
2008-05-16make HACKING slightly more genericJim Meyering
* HACKING: remove some uses of "coreutils" Point to git's own SubmittingPatches URL.
2008-04-30Add Daniel Dunbar's lcov instructions to HACKINGBo Borgerson
* HACKING: New section `Finding things to do', points to TODO file and gives instructions on generating an html coverage report as provided by Daniel Dunbar. * TODO: Add item for improving test coverage. Point back to HACKING. Signed-off-by: Bo Borgerson <gigabo@gmail.com>
2008-04-27tweak HACKING adviceJim Meyering
2008-04-02HACKING: rename README-contribution-guidelinesJim Meyering
README-contribution-guidelines: Rename to .. HACKING: ...this.
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