The main source code repository is hosted at codereview.qt-project.org.
The Qbs source code is also mirrored on code.qt.io and on GitHub. Please note that those mirrors are read-only and we do not accept pull-requests on GitHub. However, we gladly accept contributions via Gerrit.
This document briefly describes steps required to be able to propose changes to the Qbs project.
See the Qt Contribution Guidelines page, Setting up Gerrit and Gerrit Introduction for more details about how to upload patches to Gerrit.
- Set up a Gerrit account
- Tweak your SSH config as instructed here
- Use the recommended Git settings, defined here
- Get the source code as described below
Clone Qbs from the code.qt.io mirror
git clone git://code.qt.io/qbs/qbs.git
Alternatively, you can clone from the mirror on the GitHub
git clone https://github.com/qbs/qbs.git
Set up the Gerrit remote
git remote add gerrit ssh://<gerrit-username>@codereview.qt-project.org:29418/qbs/qbs
Install the hook generating Commit-Id files into your top level project directory:
gitdir=$(git rev-parse --git-dir); scp -p -P 29418 codereview.qt-project.org:hooks/commit-msg "${gitdir}/hooks/"
This hook automatically adds a "Change-Id: …" line to the commit message. Change-Id is used to identify new Patch Sets for existing Changes.
Commit your changes in the usual way you do in Git.
After making changes, you might want to ensure that Qbs can be built and autotests pass:
qbs build -p autotest-runner
See "Appendix A: Building Qbs" for details.
In case your changes might significantly affect performance (in either way), the 'qbs_benchmarker' tool can be used (Linux only, requires Valgrind to be installed):
qbs_benchmarker -r <QBS_REPO> -o <OLD_REVISION> -n <NEW_REVISION> -a <ACTIVITY> -p <PROJECT>
Use 'qbs_benchmarker --help' for details.
After committing your changes locally, push them to Gerrit
git push gerrit HEAD:refs/for/master
Gerrit will print a URL that can be used to access the newly created Change.
Use the "ADD REVIEWER" button on the Change's web page to ask people to do the review. To find possible reviewers, you can examine the Git history with 'git log' and/or 'git blame' or ask on the mailing list: qbs@qt-project.org
During the review process, it might be necessary to do some changes to the commit. To include you changes in the last commit, use
git commit --amend
This will edit the last commit instead of creating a new one. Make sure to preserve the Change-Id footer when amending commits. For details, see Updating a Contribution With New Code
Changes which are inherently flawed or became inapplicable should be abandoned. You can do that on the Change's web page with the "ABANDON" button. Make sure to remove the abandoned commit from your working copy by using 'git reset'.