Recent changes to SendPatches

SendPatches modified by Fulvio

Fulvio — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 10:52:50 -0000

--- v19
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 ##### What's the Third Rule?

-Third, produce your [patch][] the [Diff Way][] or the [Git Way][].
+Third, produce your [patch][] using the command "git format-patch"

 [patch]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_(computing)
-[Diff Way]: http://techbase.kde.org/Contribute/Send_Patches
-[Git Way]: http://git-scm.com/book/en/Distributed-Git-Contributing-to-a-Project

 Please use "git format-patch" if you can.
 The usual "fork + pull request" is also OK.
@@ -24,8 +22,6 @@
 ##### What's the Fourth Rule?

 Fourth, send in your patch, clearly describing the purpose of your code.
-
-The fastest way is by sending your patch via the [MailingList].

 The cleanliest way is via the [Patch Tracker][].

SendPatches modified by bstp

bstp — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 01:02:41 -0000

--- v18
+++ v19
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 [Diff Way]: http://techbase.kde.org/Contribute/Send_Patches
 [Git Way]: http://git-scm.com/book/en/Distributed-Git-Contributing-to-a-Project

-(The Git Way implies the Diff Way, by the way.)
+Please use "git format-patch" if you can.
+The usual "fork + pull request" is also OK.

 In either case, you need to follow the fourth rule, below.

SendPatches modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 21:20:58 -0000

--- v17
+++ v18
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@

 ##### What's the Third Rule?

-Third, produce your [patch][] either the [Diff Way][] or the [Git Way][].
+Third, produce your [patch][] the [Diff Way][] or the [Git Way][].

 [patch]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_(computing)
 [Diff Way]: http://techbase.kde.org/Contribute/Send_Patches
 [Git Way]: http://git-scm.com/book/en/Distributed-Git-Contributing-to-a-Project
+
+(The Git Way implies the Diff Way, by the way.)

 In either case, you need to follow the fourth rule, below.

SendPatches modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 21:19:58 -0000

--- v16
+++ v17
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 [Diff Way]: http://techbase.kde.org/Contribute/Send_Patches
 [Git Way]: http://git-scm.com/book/en/Distributed-Git-Contributing-to-a-Project

-In either case, you need to follow the fourth rule:
+In either case, you need to follow the fourth rule, below.

 ##### What's the Fourth Rule?

SendPatches modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 21:19:45 -0000

--- v15
+++ v16
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 [Diff Way]: http://techbase.kde.org/Contribute/Send_Patches
 [Git Way]: http://git-scm.com/book/en/Distributed-Git-Contributing-to-a-Project

-The Git Way is simply the Diff Way, you might like to try it first.
-It's the commonest way.
+In either case, you need to follow the fourth rule:

 ##### What's the Fourth Rule?

SendPatches modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 21:18:56 -0000

--- v14
+++ v15
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@

 [Patch Tracker]: https://sourceforge.net/p/scid/patches/

-To send to the [Patch Tracker][], you need to [create a user account on SourceForge](https://sourceforge.net/user/registration). It's free. It's worth it.
+To send to the [Patch Tracker][], you need to be logged SourceForge. So you need to [register as a user](https://sourceforge.net/user/registration). 
+
+Do it. It's free. It's worth it.

 ##### What's the Fifth Rule?

SendPatches modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 21:06:34 -0000

--- v13
+++ v14
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 [Diff Way]: http://techbase.kde.org/Contribute/Send_Patches
 [Git Way]: http://git-scm.com/book/en/Distributed-Git-Contributing-to-a-Project

-We should tell you more about this, but for now you'll have to read these two links.
+The Git Way is simply the Diff Way, you might like to try it first.
+It's the commonest way.

 ##### What's the Fourth Rule?

SendPatches modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 20:29:12 -0000

--- v12
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@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@

 ##### What's the Fifth Rule?

-Either there is no fifth rule, or [Festina Lente][] and please *do* test your changes.
+[Festina Lente][] and please *do* test your changes.

 [Festina Lente]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festina_lente

SendPatches modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 20:25:24 -0000

--- v11
+++ v12
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@

 ##### What's the Fifth Rule?

-Either there is no fifth rule, or it is [Festina Lente][].
+Either there is no fifth rule, or [Festina Lente][] and please *do* test your changes.

 [Festina Lente]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festina_lente

SendPatches modified by Benoit St-Pierre

Benoit St-Pierre — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 20:16:45 -0000

--- v10
+++ v11
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@

 ##### What's the Third Rule?

-Third, produce your patch either the [Diff Way][] or the [Git Way][].
+Third, produce your [patch][] either the [Diff Way][] or the [Git Way][].

+[patch]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_(computing)
 [Diff Way]: http://techbase.kde.org/Contribute/Send_Patches
 [Git Way]: http://git-scm.com/book/en/Distributed-Git-Contributing-to-a-Project

@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@

 Fourth, send in your patch, clearly describing the purpose of your code.

-The fastest way is via the [MailingList], .
+The fastest way is by sending your patch via the [MailingList].

 The cleanliest way is via the [Patch Tracker][].