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Import from CVS: tag r21-0b47
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date Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:39:40 +0200
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223 Patches to XEmacs should be mailed to <xemacs-patches@xemacs.org>. 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 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. 225 acked and added to the distribution, or rejected with an explanation.
226 226
227 Emailed patches should preferably be sent in MIME format and quoted
228 printable encoding (if necessary).
229
227 When making patches, please use the `-u' option, or if your diff 230 When making patches, please use the `-u' option, or if your diff
228 doesn't support it, `-c'. Using ordinary (context-free) diffs are 231 doesn't support it, `-c'. Using ordinary (context-free) diffs are
229 notoriously prone to error, since line numbers tend to change when 232 notoriously prone to error, since line numbers tend to change when
230 others make changes to the same source file. 233 others make changes to the same source file.
231 234
253 you will probably lose due to tab expansion. The best thing to do is 256 you will probably lose due to tab expansion. The best thing to do is
254 to use an XEmacs shell buffer to run the diff commands, or ... 257 to use an XEmacs shell buffer to run the diff commands, or ...
255 M-x cd to the appropriate directory, and issue the command `C-u M-!' from 258 M-x cd to the appropriate directory, and issue the command `C-u M-!' from
256 within XEmacs. 259 within XEmacs.
257 260
261 Guidelines for writing ChangeLog entries is governed by the GNU coding
262 standards. Please see
263 http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards_toc.html [Change Logs section]
264 for details.
265
266 Patches should be as single-minded as possible. Mammoth patches can
267 be very difficult to place into the right slot. They are much easier
268 to deal with when broken down into functional or conceptual chunks.
269 The patches submitted by Kyle Jones and Hrvoje Niksic are stellar
270 examples of how to Do The Right Thing.
271
258 ** Packages directory on the FTP Site 272 ** Packages directory on the FTP Site
259 ===================================== 273 =====================================
260 274
261 The packages directory 275 The packages directory
262 ftp://ftp.xemacs.org/pub/xemacs/beta/xemacs-21.0/packages/ 276 ftp://ftp.xemacs.org/pub/xemacs/beta/xemacs-21.0/packages/