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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by ma...@locus.apache.org on 2000/02/25 22:58:49 UTC
cvs commit: apache-devsite patches.html
manoj 00/02/25 13:58:49
Modified: . patches.html
Log:
Specify that we'd rather have unified diffs when available.
Submitted by: Greg Marr <gr...@alum.wpi.edu>
Revision Changes Path
1.2 +6 -1 apache-devsite/patches.html
Index: patches.html
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RCS file: /home/cvs/apache-devsite/patches.html,v
retrieving revision 1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2
--- patches.html 1998/04/28 05:30:30 1.1
+++ patches.html 2000/02/25 21:58:48 1.2
@@ -50,7 +50,12 @@
Patch Format
</H2>
- <P>We expect the patch to be submitted in the form of
+ <P>We prefer that patches be submitted in unified diff format:
+
+ <BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>diff -u file-old.c file.c</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
+
+ <P>but that isn't available on all platforms. If your platform doesn't
+ support unified diffs, please use a context diff instead:
<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>diff -C3 file-old.c file.c</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>