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<chapter id="patches">
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<title>Submitting Patches</title>
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<para>
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Written by &name-albert-den-haan; <email>&email-albert-den-haan;</email>
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</para>
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<sect1 id="patch-format">
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<title>Patch Format</title>
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<para>
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Your patch should include:
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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a description of what was wrong and what is now better
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(and now broken :).
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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your contact information ( Name/Handle and e-mail )
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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the patch in <command>diff -u</command> format (it happens...)
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>
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<command>cvs diff -u</command> works great for the common case
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where a file is edited. However, if you add or remove a file
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<command>cvs diff</command> will not report that correctly so
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make sure you explicitly take care of this rare case.
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</para>
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<para>
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For additions: mention that you have some new files and
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include them as either separate attachments or by appending
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<command>diff -Nu</command> of them to any <command>cvs diff
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-u</command> output you may have.
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</para>
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<para>
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For removals, list the files.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="patch-quality">
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<title>Quality Assurance</title>
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<para>
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(Or, "How do I get Alexandre to apply my patch quickly so I
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can build on it and it will not go stale?")
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</para>
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<para>
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Make sure your patch applies to the current CVS head
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revisions. If a bunch of patches are commited to CVS that may
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affect whether your patch will apply cleanly then verify that
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your patch does apply! <command>cvs update</command> is your
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friend!
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</para>
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<para>
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Save yourself some embarasment and run your patched code
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against more than just your current test example. Experience
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will tell you how much effort to apply here.
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</para>
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</sect1>
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</chapter>
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