Re: [nant-dev] Submiting a patch

[Ian M. <ianm@ActiveState.com>]

Gerry Shaw wrote:

>>Ok, now for the more serious questions as to how exactly do I 
>>send a patch, or can I use this list for a detailed explanation?
>>
>
>The best way is to send me .patch tool generated by (I think diff).
>I've never made one, but I use the patch tool to integrate them :)  The
>alternative is to send me complete copies of all the modified files and
>I'll merge in the changes.  Once you've shown you know what you are
>doing you can get cvs access and make commits yourself.
>
>Before I started using source forge my unix skills were, well lacking.
>Downloading, installing and learning the cygnus tool kit under windows
>is a pain at first but once you learn it you really will be thankful.
>It's also pretty much a requirement for doing open source software.
>
Yeah. Get cygwin  and use diff -u. That the ( I  think ) most readable 
format.

Ian