Project Talk:GURU/Information for Contributors

@gentoo.org mail address
A short information or reference to such information about how to apply for the @gentoo.org email adress wich is needed for Generating GLEP-63-based OpenPGP keys would be very helpful. --Charles17 (talk) 10:49, 30 March 2020 (UTC)


 * Become a Gentoo developer. That's the only way to get a gentoo.org email. --Grknight (talk) 12:33, 30 March 2020 (UTC)


 * So becoming a contributor to GURU requires being a Gentoo developer? '...following GLEP 63 rules is recommended: 6. UID using your @gentoo.org e-mail included in the key.' --Charles17 (talk) 13:12, 30 March 2020 (UTC)


 * In this context, I would have interpreted that contributors should use the preferred e-mail address specified in the access request they filed (where bug mail and other communications would be sent to), but let's see what developers say — GuillermoDH (talk) 14:57, 31 March 2020 (UTC


 * When reading that, I interpreted "following GLEP 63 rules is recommended" to mean "following GLEP 63 rules as much as possible is recommended." I think the wording should be clarified to say something along those lines since non-devs won't be able to get an @gentoo.org email. The main project page, section The regulations already has a similar "try your best to follow the official standards"-vibe:
 * "3. While following Gentoo ebuild policies and quality standards is recommended, it will not be strictly enforced."
 * xxc3nsoredxx (talk) 21:49, 23 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks, I've updated it to say that. Michał Górny (talk) 06:48, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

git rebase --preserve-merges is deprecated
warning: git rebase --preserve-merges is deprecated. Use --rebase-merges instead. This should be updated.--Charles17 (talk) 13:09, 5 April 2020 (UTC)

DCO_SIGNED_OFF_BY is deprecated
DCO_SIGNED_OFF_BY is deprecated in favor of SIGNED_OFF_BY (See make.conf(5)). --Tastytea (talk) 14:09, 11 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Done. Michał Górny (talk) 14:00, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Repoman is deprecated and therefore is SIGNED_OFF_BY in make.conf
We changed instructions to use pkgdev in favor of repoman, as repoman is deprecated and will be removed soon. Pkgdev does not look into make.conf for SIGNED_OFF_BY, it only takes this configuration from the git config. (See Pkgdev) I think this also applies to PORTAGE_GPG_KEY. Schievel (talk) 11:41, 15 October 2022 (UTC)