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| author | Andrew Gregory <andrew.gregory.8@gmail.com> | 2013-10-12 14:00:22 -0400 |
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| committer | Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org> | 2013-10-14 13:01:15 +1000 |
| commit | 5477f2597b8763adc1ef4b1495e25f87107620c1 (patch) | |
| tree | 2e78eceec3614fe2f18db5cec9de006a2172fef3 | |
| parent | dfcf9187634956ca117cb4613ff63d545682ce8b (diff) | |
| download | pacman-5477f2597b8763adc1ef4b1495e25f87107620c1.tar.xz | |
submitting-patches: address common mistakes
Signed-off-by: Andrew Gregory <andrew.gregory.8@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Allan McRae <allan@archlinux.org>
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/submitting-patches.txt | 15 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/submitting-patches.txt b/doc/submitting-patches.txt index d542265c..3ff707ca 100644 --- a/doc/submitting-patches.txt +++ b/doc/submitting-patches.txt @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Creating your patch ------------------- -- -* use `git commit -s` for creating a commit of your changes. +* Use `git commit -s` for creating a commit of your changes. The -s allows you to credit yourself by adding a "Signed Off By" line to indicate who has "signed" the patch - who has approved it. @@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ was actually done, and allows better feedback. * Use `git format-patch` to create patches. Your commit message will be shown above the patch by default when you will use -`git-format-patch`, including the signoff line. +`git format-patch`, including the signoff line. Sets of multiple patches that +need extra explanation beyond the commit messages may include additional notes +in a cover letter. Individual patches may include additional notes between the +"---" following the commit message and the beginning of the diff. + -- Submitting your patch @@ -66,7 +70,9 @@ it allows easier review "at a glance", and most importantly, it allows people to comment on exact lines of the patch in reply emails. `git send-email` allows you to send git formatted patches in plain text easily -and is the preferred method for submission to the mailing list. +and is the preferred method for submission to the mailing list. Mail clients, +including gmail's web interface, have a tendency to break patches by wrapping +lines and/or adjusting whitespace and should be avoided. -- @@ -89,7 +95,8 @@ When you do get feedback, it usually merits a response, whether this be a resubmit of the patch with corrections or a follow-up email asking for clarifications. When neither of these occurs, don't expect your patch to see further review. The all-volunteer staff don't have time to fix up patches that -aren't their own. +aren't their own. When resubmitting patches update the subject line to reflect +the version number ('[PATCHv2]') and send it as a reply to the original thread. -- |