Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/3] Revert e4dfc5e8e("Move README to markdown")

[Stefan Weil]

On 07/20/16 21:39, Pranith Kumar wrote:
> checkpatch.pl and other scripts fail without README. Also in dicussions
> it was deemed safer to create a symlink, the patch for which follows.
> 
> This reverts commit e5dfc5e8e715c572aea44ac4d96c43941d4741c7.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pranith Kumar <address@hidden>
> ---
>  README.md => README | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
>  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
>  rename README.md => README (85%)
> 
> diff --git a/README.md b/README
> similarity index 85%
> rename from README.md
> rename to README
> index 99da481..f38193f 100644
> --- a/README.md
> +++ b/README
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> -QEMU
> ----
> +         QEMU README
> +         ===========
>  
>  QEMU is a generic and open source machine & userspace emulator and
>  virtualizer.
> @@ -31,31 +31,31 @@ version 2. For full licensing details, consult the 
> LICENSE file.
>  
>  
>  Building
> ----
> +========
>  
>  QEMU is multi-platform software intended to be buildable on all modern
>  Linux platforms, OS-X, Win32 (via the Mingw64 toolchain) and a variety
>  of other UNIX targets. The simple steps to build QEMU are:
>  
> -     mkdir build
> -     cd build
> -     ../configure
> -     make
> +  mkdir build
> +  cd build
> +  ../configure
> +  make
>  
>  Complete details of the process for building and configuring QEMU for
>  all supported host platforms can be found in the qemu-tech.html file.
>  Additional information can also be found online via the QEMU website:
>  
> -     http://qemu-project.org/Hosts/Linux
> -     http://qemu-project.org/Hosts/W32
> +  http://qemu-project.org/Hosts/Linux
> +  http://qemu-project.org/Hosts/W32
>  
>  
>  Submitting patches
> ----
> +==================
>  
>  The QEMU source code is maintained under the GIT version control system.
>  
> -     git clone git://git.qemu-project.org/qemu.git
> +   git clone git://git.qemu-project.org/qemu.git
>  
>  When submitting patches, the preferred approach is to use 'git
>  format-patch' and/or 'git send-email' to format & send the mail to the
> @@ -66,18 +66,18 @@ guidelines set out in the HACKING and CODING_STYLE files.
>  Additional information on submitting patches can be found online via
>  the QEMU website
>  
> -     http://qemu-project.org/Contribute/SubmitAPatch
> -     http://qemu-project.org/Contribute/TrivialPatches
> +  http://qemu-project.org/Contribute/SubmitAPatch
> +  http://qemu-project.org/Contribute/TrivialPatches
>  
>  
>  Bug reporting
> ----
> +=============
>  
>  The QEMU project uses Launchpad as its primary upstream bug tracker. Bugs
>  found when running code built from QEMU git or upstream released sources
>  should be reported via:
>  
> -     https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/
> +  https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/
>  
>  If using QEMU via an operating system vendor pre-built binary package, it
>  is preferable to report bugs to the vendor's own bug tracker first. If
> @@ -86,21 +86,22 @@ reported via launchpad.
>  
>  For additional information on bug reporting consult:
>  
> -     http://qemu-project.org/Contribute/ReportABug
> +  http://qemu-project.org/Contribute/ReportABug
>  
>  
>  Contact
> ----
> +=======
>  
>  The QEMU community can be contacted in a number of ways, with the two
>  main methods being email and IRC
>  
> - - Mailing List: address@hidden
> - - Archives: http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel
> - - IRC: #qemu on irc.oftc.net
> + - address@hidden
> +   http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel
> + - #qemu on irc.oftc.net
>  
>  Information on additional methods of contacting the community can be
>  found online via the QEMU website:
>  
>    http://qemu-project.org/Contribute/StartHere
>  
> +-- End
> 


Reviewed-by: Stefan Weil <address@hidden>

Peter, I suggest to apply this first patch before tagging the next
release version. This will fix the current regression.

Kind regards,
Stefan