summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/PATCHES
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'PATCHES')
-rw-r--r--PATCHES16
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/PATCHES b/PATCHES
index 74fd6967..32f1bda5 100644
--- a/PATCHES
+++ b/PATCHES
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ 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.
+Your patches should be against git mainline. Submit output
+of "git diff"; equivalently, quilt patches are OK.
It should be a "good patch": focus it on a single
issue, and make it be easily reviewable. Don't make
@@ -34,18 +33,9 @@ Add yourself to the GPL copyright for non-trivial changes.
To create a patch from the command line:
@code
- svn diff >mypatch.txt
+ git diff >mypatch.txt
@endcode
-See: @par
- http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.0/re09.html
-
-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,