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h1. CHIRP Development Process
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h2. Mercurial Configuration
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Make sure that your mercurial tool is configured properly for CHIRP. This means having the correct username and email address specified, as well as the MQ extension enabled (for most cases). You can do this in your global mercurial configuration file, or in the one in the repository you're working on, which is @.hg/hgrc@ in the top level chirp.hg directory. You may also want to ensure that it has the patchbomb configuration enabled, which allows easy emailing out of mercurial itself. You can use your own outbound mail server for this, but if you do not have access to one, or do not want to configure authentication, it is easiest to just submit patch emails directly to the server that runs the mailing list. You probably want the following lines in your config file:
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h3. @chirp.hg/.hg/hgrc@
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<pre>
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[ui]
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username = Joe Bob <joebob@gmail.com>
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[extensions]
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hgext.mq=
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hgext.patchbomb=
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[email]
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from = Joe Bob <joebob@gmail.com>
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method = smtp
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to = chirp_devel@intrepid.danplanet.com
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# Add a bcc if you want a copy of the email
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# bcc = Joe Bob <joebob@gmail.com>
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[smtp]
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host = intrepid.danplanet.com
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port = 587
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tls = True
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[diff]
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git = True
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</pre>
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h2. Getting the code
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<pre>
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hg clone http://d-rats.com/hg/chirp.hg
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cd chirp.hg
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h2. Bug Tracking
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All changes should have a bug created on the tracker before submission. The server hosting the repository will not allow changesets to be pushed that do not contain a bug number (see below). It is perfectly reasonable to create a bug, assign it to yourself, and then close it before sending the patch.
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h2. Submitting a patch
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Changes to CHIRP are welcome, but they should be in the correct format, and sent as a patch to the mailing list. The correct way to do this is to clone the upstream repository, make your changes there, and then soft-commit them as MQ patches to the tree. The following assumes you have cloned the repository and are in the resulting directory.
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You must include an Issue Number (#123) somewhere in the commit message to tie each patch to an issue for tracking purposes.
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h3. Making a change
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Edit one of the files to make a change. For this example, I'll use @chirp/ic2820.py@. Assuming I have made a change, the following commands help me see what has been done:
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% hg status -mar
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M chirp/ic2820.py
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% hg diff
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diff -r a132c837fd25 chirp/ic2820.py
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--- a/chirp/ic2820.py   Mon Dec 24 08:17:19 2012 -0800
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+++ b/chirp/ic2820.py   Mon Dec 24 08:56:29 2012 -0800
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 from chirp import chirp_common, icf, util, directory
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+# Just added a comment
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 MEM_FORMAT = """
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The first command shows me that @chirp/ic2820.py@ has been modified, and the second shows me the actual changes that have been made.
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h3. Soft-committing a Change
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You can commit a change directly to your tree, but it becomes a little more complicated to make changes to it if necessary, and it creates a fork when the change is actually accepted upstream. An easy way to mitigate this is to soft-commit your changes as MQ patches. Assuming you have made the change above, the following example shows the process for committing that into a patch:
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% hg qnew -ef mypatch     # Here an editor will open to compose a commit message
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% hg qapplied             # This shows that the patch is now applied
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mypatch
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If you are adding a new file (i.e. your new driver) then don't forget to add it to the repository before creating or refreshing the patch:
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% hg add chirp/drivers/mynewdriver.py
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This example takes the changes I made above, and commits them into a new patch called @mypatch@. I can now look at the patch in its entirety, as well as add or remove it from my local tree:
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| Command | Description |
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| @hg export tip@           | This will show me the whole patch, with the commit message |
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| @hg export tip > mypatch.patch@ | This will save the patch, including commit message, to mypatch.patch. You can then attach this file to an email to chirp_devel for submission. |
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| @hg email tip@   | If hg is correctly configured with your email address, name and SMTP server, it will automatically generate an email with the patch included. It will prompt you for the To: address. |
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See "Sending a Change" below.
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h3. Working with Patches (mq mercurial extension)
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The following commands demonstrate how the mq extension to hg can be used for managing patches.
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| @hg export tip@           | This will show me the whole patch, with the commit message |
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| @hg export tip > mypatch.patch@ | This will save the patch, including commit message, to mypatch.patch. You can then attach this file to an email for submission. |
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| @hg qpop@                 | Remove it from the tree |
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| @hg qapplied@             | This shows that no patches are applied |
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mypatch@                   | This shows that our patch is not applied |
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| @hg qpush@                | This adds the patch back to the tree |
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| @hg qapplied
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mypatch@                   | This shows that our patch is applied |
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| @hg qpop@                 | This removes it again |
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| @hg qdel mypatch@         | This deletes it permanently |
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| @hg strip --keep --rev .@  | Made an actual commit instead of using mq? This will unstage the last commit, similar to git reset --soft HEAD~1 |
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If this tool intrigues you, you can learn how to use it here: https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/MqTutorial
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h3. Testing
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CHIRP has a modest test suite used to validate driver behavior in the @tests/@ directory. Before submitting a patch, please ensure that all the tests run and pass (or at least pass as well as before you made the change).
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In order to run the tests you will need tox installed:
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% sudo pip install tox
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</pre>
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To run the whole set, do this:
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% tox
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To run just a single driver's tests:
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% tox -e driver -- -d Icom_IC-2820H
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To run just a specific test:
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% tox -e driver -- -t Edges
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If you are adding a new driver, you will need to add an image to the @tests/images/@ directory which is correctly named for your model. These do not communicate well in patch form, so just attach your test image to the issue on the tracker and send a heads-up to the devel list so it can be snagged into the repo.
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Note: Please make sure that all the tests run, not just the one that affects your driver. Several of the drivers play off each other and sometimes changes to one will break another.
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h3. Sending a change
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There are two ways to do this. First, you can export the patch to a text file and email it to the list with your normal mailer. This is how:
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% hg export tip > add_comment.patch
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You can also configure the tool to email it directly, in which case you need only do:
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% hg email tip
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You will be prompted for the destination address.
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h2. Setting up *GMail* for patchbomb email
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If you have a gmail account, setup the port and TLS enable as shown above. You can use your regular gmail username and password if you have not enabled two-factor authentication.
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However, Google will not allow mercurial (or other "less secure apps") to send email to it unless you change your gmail settings. This is described at:
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    https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255
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h3. With two factor identification
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If it bugs you to have your gmail password in a text file (and it should), you can enroll in two-factor auth with google, but be aware that it will affect the usage of your account. You can enroll here:
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With TFA enabled, you can add app-specific passwords, like one for mercurial:
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https://security.google.com/settings/security/apppasswords
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Then add to your hgrc file - your gmail username, and the app-specific password.
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username = myemailaddress@gmail.com
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password = appspecificpassword
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h2. Patch Guidelines
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h3. The Commit Message
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The commit message should have a first line that stands on its own and describes the patch briefly. If it pertains to a specific driver, put that driver's short name in brackets at the beginning. An issue number from the issue tracking system must be included to tie the submitted patch to an open issue. For example:
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[uv5r] Add support for firmware >= 291 Fixes #123
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After the first line, more descriptive text may be added (and is appreciated) about what and why the change is being made. At the end, you must include a bug number in the format @#XXX@. This lets the system correlate changes to bugs, which helps during release time.
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If your first line is not completely self-explanatory (like the one above) then you should have a second paragraph explaining what is being changed and why, especially if it's not a straightforward "add support for XXX" type of patch.
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h3. Scope
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 * Patches should be small and concise. Try to keep a single standing change to a single patch.
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 * Don't fix several bugs in a single patch, unless there is a technical reason to do so.
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 * Don't fix, cleanup, or change random whitespace in the patch unless that is the sole purpose of the patch.