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date Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:38:01 +0200
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218 of the developers. 218 of the developers.
219 219
220 ** Creating patches for submission 220 ** Creating patches for submission
221 ================================== 221 ==================================
222 222
223 When making patches please use the `-u' option, or if your diff 223 Patches to XEmacs should be mailed to <xemacs-patches@xemacs.org>.
224 Each patch will be reviewed by the patches review board, and will be
225 acked and added to the distribution, or rejected with an explanation.
226
227 When making patches, please use the `-u' option, or if your diff
224 doesn't support it, `-c'. Using ordinary (context-free) diffs are 228 doesn't support it, `-c'. Using ordinary (context-free) diffs are
225 notoriously prone to error, since line numbers tend to change when 229 notoriously prone to error, since line numbers tend to change when
226 others make changes to the same source file. 230 others make changes to the same source file.
227 231
228 $ diff -u old-file.c new-file.c 232 An example of the `diff' usage:
233
234 $ diff -u OLDFILE NEWFILE
229 235
230 -or- 236 -or-
231 237
232 $ diff -c old-file.c new-file.c 238 $ diff -c OLDFILE NEWFILE
233 239
234 Also, it is helpful if you create the patch in the top level of the 240 Also, it is helpful if you create the patch in the top level of the
235 XEmacs source directory: 241 XEmacs source directory:
236 242
237 $ cp -p lwlib/xlwmenu.c lwlib/xlwmenu.c.orig 243 $ cp -p lwlib/xlwmenu.c lwlib/xlwmenu.c.orig
238 hack, hack, hack.... 244 hack, hack, hack....
239 $ diff -u lwlib/xlwmenu.c.orig lwlib/xlwmenu.c 245 $ diff -u lwlib/xlwmenu.c.orig lwlib/xlwmenu.c
240 246
241 It is preferrable for patches to be accompanied by an update (raw 247 Each patch should be accompanied by an update to the appropriate
242 entry preferred) to the appropriate ChangeLog file. Patches to 248 ChangeLog file. Please don't mail patches to ChangeLog because they
243 ChangeLog files have an extremely high rate of failure. 249 have an extremely high rate of failure; just mail us the new part of
250 the ChangeLog you added.
244 251
245 Also note that if you cut & paste from an xterm to an XEmacs mail buffer 252 Also note that if you cut & paste from an xterm to an XEmacs mail buffer
246 you will probably lose due to tab expansion. The best thing to do is 253 you will probably lose due to tab expansion. The best thing to do is
247 to use an XEmacs shell buffer to run the diff commands, or ... 254 to use an XEmacs shell buffer to run the diff commands, or ...
248 M-x cd to the appropriate directory, and issue the command `C-u M-!' from 255 M-x cd to the appropriate directory, and issue the command `C-u M-!' from