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<title>Reviewing contributions</title>
<warning>
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<para>The following section is a draft and reviewing policy is still being
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<para>The following section is a draft and reviewing policy is still being
discussed.</para>
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<para>The nixpkgs projects receives a fairly high number of contributions via
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GitHub pull-requests. Reviewing and approving these is an important task and a
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<para>The nixpkgs projects receives a fairly high number of contributions via
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GitHub pull-requests. Reviewing and approving these is an important task and a
way to contribute to the project.</para>
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<para>The high change rate of nixpkgs make any pull request that is open for
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long enough subject to conflicts that will require extra work from the
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submitter or the merger. Reviewing pull requests in a timely manner and being
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responsive to the comments is the key to avoid these. GitHub provides sort
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filters that can be used to see the <link
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xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc">most
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recently</link> and the <link
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xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-asc">least
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<para>The high change rate of nixpkgs make any pull request that is open for
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long enough subject to conflicts that will require extra work from the
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submitter or the merger. Reviewing pull requests in a timely manner and being
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responsive to the comments is the key to avoid these. GitHub provides sort
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filters that can be used to see the <link
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xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc">most
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recently</link> and the <link
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xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-asc">least
recently</link> updated pull-requests.</para>
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<para>When reviewing a pull request, please always be nice and polite.
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Controversial changes can lead to controversial opinions, but it is important
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<para>When reviewing a pull request, please always be nice and polite.
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Controversial changes can lead to controversial opinions, but it is important
to respect every community members and their work.</para>
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<para>GitHub provides reactions, they are a simple and quick way to provide
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feedback to pull-requests or any comments. The thumb-down reaction should be
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used with care and if possible accompanied with some explanations so the
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<para>GitHub provides reactions, they are a simple and quick way to provide
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feedback to pull-requests or any comments. The thumb-down reaction should be
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used with care and if possible accompanied with some explanations so the
submitter has directions to improve his contribution.</para>
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<para>Pull-requests reviews should include a list of what has been reviewed in a
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comment, so other reviewers and mergers can know the state of the
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<para>Pull-requests reviews should include a list of what has been reviewed in a
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comment, so other reviewers and mergers can know the state of the
review.</para>
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<para>All the review template samples provided in this section are generic and
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meant as examples. Their usage is optional and the reviewer is free to adapt
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<para>All the review template samples provided in this section are generic and
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meant as examples. Their usage is optional and the reviewer is free to adapt
them to his liking.</para>
<section><title>Package updates</title>
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<para>A package update is the most trivial and common type of pull-request.
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These pull-requests mainly consist in updating the version part of the package
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<para>A package update is the most trivial and common type of pull-request.
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These pull-requests mainly consist in updating the version part of the package
name and the source hash.</para>
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<para>It can happen that non trivial updates include patches or more complex
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<para>It can happen that non trivial updates include patches or more complex
changes.</para>
<para>Reviewing process:</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Add labels to the pull-request. (Requires commit
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<listitem><para>Add labels to the pull-request. (Requires commit
rights)</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><literal>8.has: package (update)</literal> and any topic
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<listitem><para><literal>8.has: package (update)</literal> and any topic
label that fit the updated package.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the package versioning is fitting the
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the package versioning is fitting the
guidelines.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the commit text is fitting the
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the commit text is fitting the
guidelines.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Ensure that the package maintainers are notified.</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>mention-bot usually notify GitHub users based on the
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submitted changes, but it can happen that it misses some of the
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<listitem><para>mention-bot usually notify GitHub users based on the
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submitted changes, but it can happen that it misses some of the
package maintainers.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the meta field contains correct
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the meta field contains correct
information.</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>License can change with version updates, so it should be
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<listitem><para>License can change with version updates, so it should be
checked to be fitting upstream license.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>If the package has no maintainer, a maintainer must be
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set. This can be the update submitter or a community member that
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<listitem><para>If the package has no maintainer, a maintainer must be
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set. This can be the update submitter or a community member that
accepts to take maintainership of the package.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
<listitem><para>Ensure that the code contains no typos.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Building the package locally.</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Pull-requests are often targeted to the master or staging
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branch so building the pull-request locally as it is submitted can
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<listitem><para>Pull-requests are often targeted to the master or staging
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branch so building the pull-request locally as it is submitted can
trigger a large amount of source builds.</para>
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<para>It is possible to rebase the changes on nixos-unstable or
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nixpkgs-unstable for easier review by running the following commands
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<para>It is possible to rebase the changes on nixos-unstable or
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nixpkgs-unstable for easier review by running the following commands
from a nixpkgs clone.
<screen>
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$ git remote add channels https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-channels.git <co
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$ git remote add channels https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-channels.git <co
xml:id='reviewing-rebase-1' />
$ git fetch channels nixos-unstable <co xml:id='reviewing-rebase-2' />
$ git fetch origin pull/PRNUMBER/head <co xml:id='reviewing-rebase-3' />
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$ git rebase --onto nixos-unstable BASEBRANCH FETCH_HEAD <co
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$ git rebase --onto nixos-unstable BASEBRANCH FETCH_HEAD <co
xml:id='reviewing-rebase-4' />
</screen>
<calloutlist>
<callout arearefs='reviewing-rebase-1'>
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<para>This should be done only once to be able to fetch channel
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<para>This should be done only once to be able to fetch channel
branches from the nixpkgs-channels repository.</para>
</callout>
<callout arearefs='reviewing-rebase-2'>
<para>Fetching the nixos-unstable branch.</para>
</callout>
<callout arearefs='reviewing-rebase-3'>
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<para>Fetching the pull-request changes, <varname>PRNUMBER</varname>
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is the number at the end of the pull-request title and
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<varname>BASEBRANCH</varname> the base branch of the
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<para>Fetching the pull-request changes, <varname>PRNUMBER</varname>
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is the number at the end of the pull-request title and
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<varname>BASEBRANCH</varname> the base branch of the
pull-request.</para>
</callout>
<callout arearefs='reviewing-rebase-3'>
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<para>Rebasing the pull-request changes to the nixos-unstable
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<para>Rebasing the pull-request changes to the nixos-unstable
branch.</para>
</callout>
</calloutlist>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
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<para>The <link xlink:href="https://github.com/madjar/nox">nox</link>
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tool can be used to review a pull-request content in a single command.
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It doesn't rebase on a channel branch so it might trigger multiple
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source builds. <varname>PRNUMBER</varname> should be replaced by the
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<para>The <link xlink:href="https://github.com/madjar/nox">nox</link>
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tool can be used to review a pull-request content in a single command.
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It doesn't rebase on a channel branch so it might trigger multiple
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source builds. <varname>PRNUMBER</varname> should be replaced by the
number at the end of the pull-request title.</para>
<screen>
$ nix-shell -p nox --run "nox-review -k pr PRNUMBER"
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<section><title>New packages</title>
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<para>New packages are a common type of pull-requests. These pull requests
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<para>New packages are a common type of pull-requests. These pull requests
consists in adding a new nix-expression for a package.</para>
<para>Reviewing process:</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Add labels to the pull-request. (Requires commit
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<listitem><para>Add labels to the pull-request. (Requires commit
rights)</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><literal>8.has: package (new)</literal> and any topic
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<listitem><para><literal>8.has: package (new)</literal> and any topic
label that fit the new package.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the package versioning is fitting the
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the package versioning is fitting the
guidelines.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the commit name is fitting the
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the commit name is fitting the
guidelines.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the meta field contains correct
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the meta field contains correct
information.</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>License must be checked to be fitting upstream
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<listitem><para>License must be checked to be fitting upstream
license.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Platforms should be set or the package will not get binary
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<listitem><para>Platforms should be set or the package will not get binary
substitutes.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>A maintainer must be set, this can be the package
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submitter or a community member that accepts to take maintainership of
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<listitem><para>A maintainer must be set, this can be the package
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submitter or a community member that accepts to take maintainership of
the package.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
<listitem><para>Ensure that the code contains no typos.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Ensure the package source.</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Mirrors urls should be used when
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<listitem><para>Mirrors urls should be used when
available.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>The most appropriate function should be used (e.g.
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packages from GitHub should use
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<listitem><para>The most appropriate function should be used (e.g.
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packages from GitHub should use
<literal>fetchFromGitHub</literal>).</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
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<section><title>Module updates</title>
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<para>Module updates are submissions changing modules in some ways. These often
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<para>Module updates are submissions changing modules in some ways. These often
contains changes to the options or introduce new options.</para>
<para>Reviewing process</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Add labels to the pull-request. (Requires commit
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<listitem><para>Add labels to the pull-request. (Requires commit
rights)</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><literal>8.has: module (update)</literal> and any topic
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<listitem><para><literal>8.has: module (update)</literal> and any topic
label that fit the module.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
<listitem><para>Ensure that the module maintainers are notified.</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Mention-bot notify GitHub users based on the submitted
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changes, but it can happen that it miss some of the package
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<listitem><para>Mention-bot notify GitHub users based on the submitted
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changes, but it can happen that it miss some of the package
maintainers.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the module tests, if any, are
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the module tests, if any, are
succeeding.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Ensure that the introduced options are correct.</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Type should be appropriate (string related types differs
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in their merging capabilities, <literal>optionSet</literal> and
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<listitem><para>Type should be appropriate (string related types differs
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in their merging capabilities, <literal>optionSet</literal> and
<literal>string</literal> types are deprecated).</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Description, default and example should be
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<listitem><para>Description, default and example should be
provided.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
<listitem><para>Ensure that option changes are backward compatible.</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><literal>mkRenamedOptionModule</literal> and
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<literal>mkAliasOptionModule</literal> functions provide way to make
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<listitem><para><literal>mkRenamedOptionModule</literal> and
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<literal>mkAliasOptionModule</literal> functions provide way to make
option changes backward compatible.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ensure that removed options are declared with
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<listitem><para>Ensure that removed options are declared with
<literal>mkRemovedOptionModule</literal></para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ensure that changes that are not backward compatible are
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<listitem><para>Ensure that changes that are not backward compatible are
mentioned in release notes.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ensure that documentations affected by the change is
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<listitem><para>Ensure that documentations affected by the change is
updated.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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<para>New modules submissions introduce a new module to NixOS.</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Add labels to the pull-request. (Requires commit
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<listitem><para>Add labels to the pull-request. (Requires commit
rights)</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para><literal>8.has: module (new)</literal> and any topic label
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<listitem><para><literal>8.has: module (new)</literal> and any topic label
that fit the module.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the module tests, if any, are
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the module tests, if any, are
succeeding.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Ensure that the introduced options are correct.</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Type should be appropriate (string related types differs
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in their merging capabilities, <literal>optionSet</literal> and
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<listitem><para>Type should be appropriate (string related types differs
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in their merging capabilities, <literal>optionSet</literal> and
<literal>string</literal> types are deprecated).</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Description, default and example should be
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<listitem><para>Description, default and example should be
provided.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ensure that module <literal>meta</literal> field is
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<listitem><para>Ensure that module <literal>meta</literal> field is
present</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>Maintainers should be declared in
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<listitem><para>Maintainers should be declared in
<literal>meta.maintainers</literal>.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>Module documentation should be declared with
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<listitem><para>Module documentation should be declared with
<literal>meta.doc</literal>.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the module respect other modules
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<listitem><para>Ensure that the module respect other modules
functionality.</para>
<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>For example, enabling a module should not open firewall
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<listitem><para>For example, enabling a module should not open firewall
ports by default.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
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- [ ] options have default
- [ ] options have example
- [ ] options have descriptions
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- [ ] No unneeded package is added to system.environmentPackages
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- [ ] No unneeded package is added to environment.systemPackages
- [ ] meta.maintainers is set
- [ ] module documentation is declared in meta.doc
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<para>Other type of submissions requires different reviewing steps.</para>
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<para>If you consider having enough knowledge and experience in a topic and
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would like to be a long-term reviewer for related submissions, please contact
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the current reviewers for that topic. They will give you information about the
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<para>If you consider having enough knowledge and experience in a topic and
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would like to be a long-term reviewer for related submissions, please contact
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the current reviewers for that topic. They will give you information about the
reviewing process.
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The main reviewers for a topic can be hard to find as there is no list, but
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checking past pull-requests to see who reviewed or git-blaming the code to see
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The main reviewers for a topic can be hard to find as there is no list, but
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checking past pull-requests to see who reviewed or git-blaming the code to see
who committed to that topic can give some hints.</para>
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<para>Container system, boot system and library changes are some examples of the
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<para>Container system, boot system and library changes are some examples of the
pull requests fitting this category.</para>
</section>
<section><title>Merging pull-requests</title>
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<para>It is possible for community members that have enough knowledge and
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<para>It is possible for community members that have enough knowledge and
experience on a special topic to contribute by merging pull requests.</para>
<para>TODO: add the procedure to request merging rights.</para>
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proposition and should be modified to what the community agrees to be the right
policy.
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<para>Please note that contributors with commit rights unactive for more than
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<para>Please note that contributors with commit rights unactive for more than
three months will have their commit rights revoked.</para>
-->
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<para>In a case a contributor leaves definitively the Nix community, he should
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create an issue or notify the mailing list with references of packages and
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modules he maintains so the maintainership can be taken over by other
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<para>In a case a contributor leaves definitively the Nix community, he should
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create an issue or notify the mailing list with references of packages and
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modules he maintains so the maintainership can be taken over by other
contributors.</para>
</section>
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nixos/doc/manual/configuration/x-windows.xml
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<simplesect><title>GTK/Qt themes</title>
<para>GTK themes can be installed either to user profile or system-wide (via
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<literal>system.environmentPackages</literal>). To make Qt 5 applications look similar
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<literal>environment.systemPackages</literal>). To make Qt 5 applications look similar
to GTK2 ones, you can install <literal>qt5.qtbase.gtk</literal> package into your
system environment. It should work for all Qt 5 library versions.
</para>