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| author | Daan De Meyer <daan.j.demeyer@gmail.com> | 2024-03-14 10:18:27 +0100 |
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| committer | Daan De Meyer <daan.j.demeyer@gmail.com> | 2024-03-15 17:27:49 +0100 |
| commit | c735424908fc44a633eac43036b02df8cb5272a9 (patch) | |
| tree | 5eaf1805c63720bd7544c5f4f944ad2747f35476 | |
| parent | NEWS: mention portablectl --copy=mixed (diff) | |
| download | systemd-c735424908fc44a633eac43036b02df8cb5272a9.tar.xz systemd-c735424908fc44a633eac43036b02df8cb5272a9.zip | |
docs: Update HACKING guide with recommended git config
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diff --git a/docs/HACKING.md b/docs/HACKING.md index 1fbbed91d1..ac4d6a69b0 100644 --- a/docs/HACKING.md +++ b/docs/HACKING.md @@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ feature, please feel invited to fix it, and submit your work as a Please make sure to follow our [Coding Style](CODING_STYLE) when submitting patches. Also have a look at our [Contribution Guidelines](CONTRIBUTING). +To start, run the following commands in the systemd git repository to set up +git correctly: + +```shell +$ git config submodule.recurse true +$ git config fetch.recurseSubmodules on-demand +``` + When adding new functionality, tests should be added. For shared functionality (in `src/basic/` and `src/shared/`) unit tests should be sufficient. The general policy is to keep tests in matching files underneath `src/test/`, |