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== Submitting patches for my packages ==
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If you're going to submit bugs for packages I maintain, such as grub2, there are some things you should know.  Generally my packages use git to apply their patches.  This has a couple of advantages, like relatively strict requirements on what you've got to include.  In general, if you're working on a bug in one of my packages, you can (and should) use a work flow that looks like this:
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<pre>eddie:~/devel/fedora$ fedpkg clone grub2
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Cloning into 'grub2'...
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remote: Counting objects: 861, done.
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remote: Compressing objects: 100% (758/758), done.
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remote: Total 861 (delta 489), reused 181 (delta 84)
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Receiving objects: 100% (861/861), 191.37 KiB, done.
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Resolving deltas: 100% (489/489), done.
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eddie:~/devel/fedora$ cd grub2
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eddie:~/devel/fedora/grub2$ git checkout f18
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Branch f18 set up to track remote branch f18 from origin.
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Switched to a new branch 'f18'
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eddie:~/devel/fedora/grub2$ fedpkg prep
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Downloading grub-2.00.tar.xz
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  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed  Time    Time    Time  Current
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                                Dload  Upload  Total  Spent    Left  Speed
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100 5016k  100 5016k    0    0  995k      0  0:00:05  0:00:05 --:--:-- 1097k
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Downloading theme.tar.bz2
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  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed  Time    Time    Time  Current
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                                Dload  Upload  Total  Spent    Left  Speed
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100 11784  100 11784    0    0  24031      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 99025
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Downloading unifont-5.1.20080820.pcf.gz
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  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed  Time    Time    Time  Current
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                                Dload  Upload  Total  Spent    Left  Speed
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100 1347k  100 1347k    0    0  607k      0  0:00:02  0:00:02 --:--:--  730k
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Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.kCQV5r
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&lt;-- you'll see a lot of crap here --&gt;
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eddie:~/devel/fedora/grub2$ cd grub-2.00
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eddie:~/devel/fedora/grub2/grub-2.00$ git config user.email youraddress@fedoraproject.org
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eddie:~/devel/fedora/grub2/grub-2.00$ git config user.name 'Your Name'</pre>
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At this point you should make whatever changes you need to make - either directly or by applying some patch you've written and making sure it's all there.  Commit your changes just like you would with any git repository - "git add" and "git commit" will work here as anywhere.  When you're ready to send the patch, use "git format-patch -1", and send the result.
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When you commit your changes, git will fire up an editor for you to write a changelog is to put a brief subject on the first line, then a blank line, and then a more complete description of what you've done and why.  I'm unlikely to take your patch unless you do this, and include a link to whatever bugzilla you're fixing.  So be good and write a reasonable changelog :)
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== Stuff in the future ==
 
== Stuff in the future ==

Revision as of 21:51, 18 September 2012

Contents

Peter Jones

Contact

  • Email: pjones at redhat dot com
  • IRC: pjones on freenode
  • Fedora Account: pjones
  • Time Zone: EST5EDT
  • Location: Cambridge, MA

About Me

I work in the installer group at Red Hat, which is part of the Base OS group.

Most of the work I do has to do with anaconda, dracut/mkinitrd, and bootloaders. I'm also one of the upstream kernel maintainers for iBFT parsing code and the EFI framebuffer driver.

I'm a member of the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee.

I do stuff.

Do not say "ping" or ask if I'm around. Ask the question you're planning on asking or don't.

Submitting patches for my packages

If you're going to submit bugs for packages I maintain, such as grub2, there are some things you should know. Generally my packages use git to apply their patches. This has a couple of advantages, like relatively strict requirements on what you've got to include. In general, if you're working on a bug in one of my packages, you can (and should) use a work flow that looks like this: 

eddie:~/devel/fedora$ fedpkg clone grub2
Cloning into 'grub2'...
remote: Counting objects: 861, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (758/758), done.
remote: Total 861 (delta 489), reused 181 (delta 84)
Receiving objects: 100% (861/861), 191.37 KiB, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (489/489), done.
eddie:~/devel/fedora$ cd grub2
eddie:~/devel/fedora/grub2$ git checkout f18
Branch f18 set up to track remote branch f18 from origin.
Switched to a new branch 'f18'
eddie:~/devel/fedora/grub2$ fedpkg prep
Downloading grub-2.00.tar.xz
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100 5016k  100 5016k    0     0   995k      0  0:00:05  0:00:05 --:--:-- 1097k
Downloading theme.tar.bz2
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100 11784  100 11784    0     0  24031      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 99025
Downloading unifont-5.1.20080820.pcf.gz
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100 1347k  100 1347k    0     0   607k      0  0:00:02  0:00:02 --:--:--  730k
Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.kCQV5r
<-- you'll see a lot of crap here -->
eddie:~/devel/fedora/grub2$ cd grub-2.00
eddie:~/devel/fedora/grub2/grub-2.00$ git config user.email youraddress@fedoraproject.org
eddie:~/devel/fedora/grub2/grub-2.00$ git config user.name 'Your Name'

At this point you should make whatever changes you need to make - either directly or by applying some patch you've written and making sure it's all there. Commit your changes just like you would with any git repository - "git add" and "git commit" will work here as anywhere. When you're ready to send the patch, use "git format-patch -1", and send the result.

When you commit your changes, git will fire up an editor for you to write a changelog is to put a brief subject on the first line, then a blank line, and then a more complete description of what you've done and why. I'm unlikely to take your patch unless you do this, and include a link to whatever bugzilla you're fixing. So be good and write a reasonable changelog :)


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