X-Git-Url: https://diplodocus.org/git/nmh/blobdiff_plain/a4999fa48c92214848cc5d792d1d6a35e3a189bb..a6cae3aa524fd8517f50bd6a7602d06faa669632:/docs/README.developers?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/docs/README.developers b/docs/README.developers index b342d1b2..f99d1080 100644 --- a/docs/README.developers +++ b/docs/README.developers @@ -6,7 +6,20 @@ This file is intended to provide a few tips for anyone doing development on nmh. Developers who learn things "the hard way" about the nmh codebase (as opposed to local info best encoded in a comment) are encouraged to share their wisdom here. -The topics are organized alphabetically. +Following a commit checklist, the topics are organized alphabetically. + +---------------- +commit checklist +---------------- + +1. code updated? +2. test added? +3. make distcheck passed? +4. man page and other documentation updated? +5. docs/pending-release-notes updated? +6. should commit message reference bug report? +7. update/close bug report (with commit id)? +8. notify nmh-users? ------------------------- @@ -18,7 +31,7 @@ or other related files, you'll need to first install GNU m4, available from , then GNU autoconf () and GNU automake (). Nmh is currently using a -minimum of autoconf 2.61 and automake 1.10. +minimum of autoconf 2.68 and automake 1.12. Most of the configure-related files are automatically generated. The only files you should need to manually edit are configure.ac @@ -185,7 +198,6 @@ here; the convention for release candidates is to use something like exmh-users@redhat.com exmh-workers@redhat.com mh-e-users@lists.sourceforge.net - mh-users@ics.uci.edu *or* comp.mail.mh (there is a bidirectional gateway) If the release fixes significant security holes, also send an announcement to bugtraq@securityfocus.com. The exmh lists require you to be subscribed