Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of CodingGuidelines/SubmittingPatches


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Timestamp:
Jan 2, 2010, 6:26:19 AM (14 years ago)
Author:
mmadia
Comment:

added a note about svn add

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  • CodingGuidelines/SubmittingPatches

    v3 v4  
    44 * Create patches from within the ''HAIKU_TOP'' directory. This is the directory that contains ''configure'' and typically is ''haiku/'' or ''buildtools/''
    55        * {{{ svn diff path/to/modified/files additional/paths/are/allowed/ > ~/DescriptiveName.patch }}}
     6        * ''Note:'' If patching newly created files, {{{ svn add <path-to-new-file> }}} needs to be done before {{{ svn diff }}}
    67 * Plain text is preferred, as it allows easy viewing within the browser.
    78 * The [http://www.haiku-os.org/development/coding-guidelines Coding Guidelines] are expected to be followed when submitting patches.