[webkit-dev] webkit-patch

[Maciej Stachowiak]

I've been using the older incarnation of these tools (as "bugzilla- 
tool") and I'd like to really strongly endorse webkit-patch. It is a  
huge time saver. In particular, "webkit-patch upload" is by far the  
quickest and easiest way to put a patch up for review, easier even  
than using a pastebot like lisppaste or sending it in email. It files  
a bugzilla bug for you if there isn't one, helps you write the  
ChangeLog, and posts the patch all at one go, and even leaves you with  
a bug URL that you can use to personally harass reviewers. I think  
it's mature enough for more people to start using it and generally  
full of win.

Regards,
Maciej

On Jan 7, 2010, at 1:09 AM, Adam Barth wrote:

> In the wee hours of the morning, I renamed bugzilla-tool to
> webkit-patch to reflect the tool's general purpose of helping
> contributors manage their patches.  I also renamed a bunch of the
> common commands to make more sense with this name.  Here's a brief
> summary of my three favorite commands:
>
> * webkit-patch upload
>
> This command automates the process of uploading a patch for review.
> After you're done writing the code, the command will create a bug for
> you (or let you pick an existing bug), prepare a ChangeLog, let you
> edit the ChangeLog, and then upload the patch to the bug and mark it
> for review.
>
> * webkit-patch land
>
> This command will help you land a patch that's been reviewed.  The
> command will fill in the reviewer from the bug, build WebKit, and run
> the LayoutTests.  If the tests pass, the command will land your patch.
>
> * webkit-patch land-from-bug
>
> This command does everything that "land" does except it downloads the
> reviewed patch from the bug and applies it to your working copy first.
> If the bug has more than one patch, it will land all the reviewed
> patches in the order they appear in the bug.
>
> You can find out about these and other commands by running
> "webkit-patch --help".  If you'd like more details about a command
> (e.g., land), run "webkit-patch help land".
>
> These commands still need some amount of polish, especially "upload",
> which is the newest.  If you have suggestions for improving
> webkit-patch, please let me, Eric Seidel, or David Kilzer know.
>
> Happy patching!
> Adam
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