[PATCH][On Contributing Patches]

["rleland@apache.org" <le...@speakeasy.net>]

http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/patches.html

Every time I apply patches I have to go read the manual again,
and there isn't a wealth of examples.

A meager but helpful reference is:

http://www.network-theory.co.uk/articles/patchintro.html

Probably the best advice is to first try:
the '--dry-run' option to experiment with the options
until a combination is found that works.

For example using just

patch --dry-run -i japanese.diff

doesn't work, ie patch couldn't figure out that
the patch was created with the '-u' option.
So this combination works most of the time:

patch --dry-run -u -p0 -i japanese.diff


Then when the patch applies cleanly the '--dry-run'
can be safely removed and the patch applied for real.

-Rob




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Re: [PATCH][On Contributing Patches]

["J.Pietschmann" <j3...@yahoo.de>]

rleland@apache.org wrote:
about preparing patches]

Would you mind adding your experiences to
  http://nagoya.apache.org/wiki/apachewiki.cgi?ToolChest/Contributors
or find some place in the new general Wiki
  http://wiki.apache.org/general
(don't be afraid to bother the admins!)

Thank you!

J.Pietschmann

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