docs: add some more hacking tips

Based on a suggestion by John Ferlan:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-January/msg00158.html

* docs/hacking.html.in: Add some commit message instructions.
Mention the ./run script.
* HACKING: Regenerate.
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Eric Blake
2013-01-04 10:27:16 -07:00
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version if needed though).</p>
</li>
<li><p>In your commit message, make the summary line reasonably
short (60 characters is typical), followed by a blank line,
followed by any longer description of why your patch makes
sense. If the patch fixes a regression, and you know what
commit introduced the problem, mentioning that is useful.
If the patch resolves a bugzilla report, mentioning the URL
of the bug number is useful; but also summarize the issue
rather than making all readers follow the link. You can use
'git shortlog -30' to get an idea of typical summary lines.
Libvirt does not currently attach any meaning to
Signed-off-by: lines, so it is up to you if you want to
include or omit them in the commit message.
</p>
</li>
<li><p>Split large changes into a series of smaller patches,
self-contained if possible, with an explanation of each patch
and an explanation of how the sequence of patches fits
@@ -110,7 +125,10 @@
<pre>
./qemuxml2xmltest
</pre>
<p>There is also a <code>./run</code> script at the top level,
to make it easier to run programs that have not yet been
installed, as well as to wrap invocations of various tests
under gdb or valgrind.</p>
</li>
<li>Update tests and/or documentation, particularly if you are adding
a new feature or changing the output of a program.</li>