nixpkgs/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
Léo Gaspard 211fee9c43
pull request template: cleanup (#117537)
Remove elements of the PR template that have a low signal/noise ratio,
and add one that I think would have a good signal/noise ratio.

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Remove:
Determined the impact on package closure size (by running `nix path-info
-S` before and after)
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Rationale:
This is rarely done in practice, and apart from for specific packages
this is usually not a good indicator of anything useful

It might make sense to re-introduce it with two holes to fill, but then
we would have to make a serious decision to never land without these two
numbers filled in or with too big a regression, because in practice this
box has been a no-op in many cases.

Maybe just integrating this check in nixpkgs-review would bring the most
benefit here?
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Remove:
Ensured that relevant documentation is up to date
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Rationale:
This is fuzzy, “relevant documentation” is way too often hard to find
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Add:
Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking
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Rationale:
This is way too often forgotten, and is also a self-contained easy task
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2021-05-21 03:06:21 +02:00

1.5 KiB

Motivation for this change
Things done
  • Tested using sandboxing (nix.useSandbox on NixOS, or option sandbox in nix.conf on non-NixOS linux)
  • Built on platform(s)
    • NixOS
    • macOS
    • other Linux distributions
  • Tested via one or more NixOS test(s) if existing and applicable for the change (look inside nixos/tests)
  • Tested compilation of all pkgs that depend on this change using nix-shell -p nixpkgs-review --run "nixpkgs-review wip"
  • Tested execution of all binary files (usually in ./result/bin/)
  • Added a release notes entry if the change is major or breaking
  • Fits CONTRIBUTING.md.