[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 5/5] doc/developer: Add subsection about patch submission via FFstaging

[James Almer]

On 5/8/2025 7:22 AM, softworkz wrote:
> From: softworkz <softworkz at hotmail.com>
> 
> Signed-off-by: softworkz <softworkz at hotmail.com>
> ---
>   doc/developer.texi | 16 ++++++++++++++++
>   1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/developer.texi b/doc/developer.texi
> index 145b57b249..a3ae9e6973 100644
> --- a/doc/developer.texi
> +++ b/doc/developer.texi
> @@ -923,6 +923,22 @@ git format-patch -s -o "outputfolder" --add-header "X-Unsent: 1" --suffix .eml -
>   Now you'll just need to open the eml file with the email application
>   and execute 'Send'.
>   
> + at subsection FFstaging: Automated GitHub PR to Mailing List submission
> +
> +This is an easy way which doesn't require writing Git commands or SMTP
> +configuration. Basically, it works like this:
> +
> + at itemize @bullet
> + at item
> +You make a GitHub Pull Request on https://github.com/ffstaging/FFmpeg
> + at item
> +You make a comment with "/submit"
> + at item
> +The PR will be submitted to the FFmpeg Mailing List as regular patches
> + at end itemize
> +
> +More details can be found on the Wiki page of the GitHub repository:
> +https://github.com/ffstaging/FFmpeg/wiki
>   
>   @chapter Patch review process

NAK.

This is not part of our infra. We had a meltdown of people complaining 
about stuff like this months ago, citing the xz backdoor and social 
engineering, so this is absolutely not ok.

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