Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of TracDev/SubmittingPatches

Timestamp:

May 14, 2009, 3:19:49 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

Christian Boos

Comment:

Insist on producing unified diffs

TracDev/SubmittingPatches

@@ -25 +25 @@
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-Don't worry too much about the file format, since creating and using patches can all be done easily using the right tools.
+This format is called an "unified diff format". See below how to generate it.
 
 == Getting started ==
@@ -62 +62 @@
 This will save your changes to the file "my_patch_file.diff".  Pick an appropriate filename for the changes you've made.
 
+Note that `svn diff` will generate a diff in the unified format. If for some reason you use the `diff` tool to produce the patch, then please use `diff -u` otherwise the diff won't be an unified diff.
+
 == Submit the patch ==