summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
-rw-r--r--PATCHES18
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/PATCHES b/PATCHES
index 95eb500a..ed980b85 100644
--- a/PATCHES
+++ b/PATCHES
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/** @page patchguide Patch Policies
+/** @page patchguide Patch Guidelines
Please mail patches to:
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ Please mail patches to:
Note that you can't send patches to that list unless
you're a member, despite what the list info page says.
+@section Patch Guidelines in a Nutshell
+
The patch should be against svn trunk using an SVN
diff. If you use git-svn, a git diff or patch is OK
too; likewise a quilt patch, if you use quilt.
@@ -31,20 +33,24 @@ in response to feedback.
Add yourself to the GPL copyright for non-trivial changes.
To create a patch from the command line:
-
+@code
svn diff >mypatch.txt
+@endcode
-See:
-
+See: @par
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.0/re09.html
-NB! remember to use "svn add" on new files first!
-
+Remember to use "svn add" on new files first: @par
http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.0/re01.html
If you have a decent SVN GUI, then that should be
able to create and apply patches as well...
+@section More Information on Patching
+
+The @ref primerpatches provides a more complete guide to creating,
+managing, and contributing patches to the OpenOCD project.
+
*/
/** @file
This file contains the @ref patchguide page.