From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: Linux Doc Mailing List <linux-doc@vger.kernel.org>,
Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@infradead.org>,
Markus Heiser <markus.heiser@darmarit.de>,
Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@linux.intel.com>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 05/21] Documentation/applying-patches.txt: convert it to ReST markup
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2016 17:25:36 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160916172536.5952bf4a@vento.lan> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20160916111026.281b02c7@lwn.net>
Em Fri, 16 Sep 2016 11:10:26 -0600
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> escreveu:
> On Wed, 14 Sep 2016 08:06:34 -0300
> Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> wrote:
>
> > - use the correct markup to identify each section;
> >
> > - Add some blank lines for Sphinx to properly interpret
> > the markups;
> >
> > - Remove a blank space on some paragraphs;
> >
> > - Fix the verbatim and bold markups;
> >
> > - Cleanup the remaining errors to make Sphinx happy.
>
> So I certainly don't have a problem with the changes made to this file, but
> there is some discomfort at a higher level:
>
> > +Last update:
> > + 2006-01-05
>
> I have to wonder what the value of a document saying how to FTP the patch
> and move up to 2.6.13 is in 2016.
As you're commenting my first patch series, I suspect you didn't
see the second one yet ;)
Its subject is:
[PATCH 00/17] Improve documentation for the development-process
There, I read all files that were moved to the development-process
dir, and updated some things. I didn't read yet the files that were
already there, but, as they're newer, I suspect they should be
more synchronized with the status quo.
In the case of this file, I updated it to point to 4.x, removed some
legacy stuff, like the -git tarballs and updated the parts that
mention the -mm kernels, adding a notice about linux-next.
The patch is at:
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9332673/
>
> Who knows, there might still be value in a discussion of using the patch
> tool.
Well, it teaches how to use the "patch" tool, with can be useful
for newbies. It also explains how the incremental and non-incremental
Kernel patches work. So, I guess it is still useful.
> But I think we should seriously consider making a "historical"
> section for documents that are nearing or past their expiration dates.
>
> jon
Thanks,
Mauro
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Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-09-14 11:06 [PATCH v3 00/21] Create a book for Kernel development Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 01/21] doc: development-process: convert it to ReST markup Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 02/21] doc: development-process: rename files to rst Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 03/21] docs-rst: create a book for the development process Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 04/21] Documentation/HOWTO: convert to ReST notation Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 05/21] Documentation/applying-patches.txt: convert it to ReST markup Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-16 17:10 ` Jonathan Corbet
2016-09-16 17:20 ` Joe Perches
2016-09-16 21:36 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-16 20:25 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab [this message]
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 06/21] Documentation/Changes: " Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 07/21] Documentation/CodingStyle: Convert " Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-16 17:13 ` Jonathan Corbet
2016-09-16 20:34 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-17 9:58 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 08/21] Documentation/CodingStyle: use the proper tag for verbatim font Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 09/21] Documentation/CodingStyle: replace underline markups Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 10/21] Documentation/CodingStyle: use the .. note:: markup where needed Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 11/21] Documentation/kernel-docs.txt: convert it to ReST markup Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-16 17:15 ` Jonathan Corbet
2016-09-16 20:42 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-16 21:00 ` Jonathan Corbet
2016-09-16 21:28 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 12/21] Documentation/ManagementStyle: " Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 13/21] Documentation/SecurityBugs: " Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-16 17:17 ` Jonathan Corbet
2016-09-16 20:53 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 14/21] Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt: " Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 15/21] Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: " Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 16/21] Documentation/SubmittingDrivers: " Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 17/21] Documentation/SubmittingPatches: " Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-16 17:21 ` Jonathan Corbet
2016-09-16 22:14 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 18/21] Documentation/HOWTO: add cross-references to other documents Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 19/21] docs-rst: move HOWTO and mentioned documents to development-process/ Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2016-09-16 17:23 ` Jonathan Corbet
2016-09-14 11:06 ` [PATCH v3 21/21] doc-rst: Add the new development-process/ files to Sphinx build Mauro Carvalho Chehab
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