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Re: [Ids-devel] IDS bugfixes/enhancements
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From: Techwolf <Tec...@at...> - 2003-08-12 18:44:53
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On Tue, 2003-08-12 at 08:30, Chris Shaffer wrote: > Please don't take a lack of email replies on the list > as a lack of interest. Most people aren't going to > send "me too" emails, even if they'd like the changes > you've made. Also, there are many people who might > appreciate your changes being incorporated into the > core IDS who aren't on this list, but will download > upgrades to IDS and enjoy your new features. I second that. I'm quiet sure that there is no AOLmetooers here. That is one of the Internet pet peeves, 100 replies to a post with nothing but "me too" in it. Most of us here are smarter then that. :-) As far as what type of patches, go with what the developer suggested, all bug fixes in one patch. And individual enhancements in separate patches. This is so if one enhancements isn't going to work, the others won't get tossed out due to being in that one huge patch. Most patches for single file is diff -u, however, for packages like this one, I slightly different one is used, but it is the same format. I forgot the command for it, but it does an entire directory at once. And one more thing, please don't attachment the patch. I can't read it because my e-mail client doesn't know what to do with a file with no extension. Many other packages have rules that forbid attachments. Just place the patch text into the e-mail itself. Easiest way is a cut and paste operation. The reason for this is so developers on major packages can quickly read the patches from the hundreds of e-mail patch submissions. Having to spend 30 seconds to save, switch to another program, find the file, open it, then read and try to remember what the patch was about will get tiresome VERY fast. In most cases, like me, I usually have to save it in a different filename in order to keep track of it or use the right extension for rpm packaging that I do all the time. Quickest way is a cut and paste into the new file. Now that I have another Lunix box up, I may try to package IDS in a rpm format that is compatible with redhat and similar. Biggest problem is how the default web server is packaged. Redhat I am very familiar with. Mandrake very little, others are none. Can someone here point out a helpfull URL about doing patches? I remember seeing one good page, but I forgot where it is now. :-/ -- Techwolf Tec...@at... http://www.techwolf.net/index.html PGP public keys on web site. <html> <form> <input type signature> </form> </html> |
