Update patch submitting instructions.

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Chris Shoemaker 2005-12-27 19:14:07 +00:00
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@ -14,15 +14,27 @@ Submitting a Patch:
Once you have done some work that you would like to submit, you need
to send a patch. There are two ways to submit a patch. First, if
you're using CVS and only made changes to existing CVS files you
you're using SVN and only made changes to existing SVN files you
can generate the patch using:
cvs -q diff -u > /tmp/mypatch
svn diff > /tmp/mypatch
and send /tmp/mypatch into the developers. Note that this ONLY WORKS
if you have NOT added any new files to the source tree. If you've
added new files then you should use a script called "make-gnucash-patch"
to help you create the patch for submission.
and send /tmp/mypatch to gnucash-devel@gnucash.org with `[PATCH]'
prefixed to the Subject: of the email. Note that this
ONLY WORKS if you have NOT added any new files to the source tree.
If your patch adds new files, use the `-N' flag to diff between a
clean directory and your development directory. E.g.
$ diff -urN {gnucash-pristine} {gnucash-mydevel} > /tmp/mypatch
*******************************************************************
NOTE: The rest of this file describes an out-of-date utility that has
not been adapted to SVN. Don't use it.
*******************************************************************
If you've added new files then you should use a script called
"make-gnucash-patch" to help you create the patch for submission.
The script make-gnucash-patch is a perl script provided with the
gnucash distribution that you can use to create your patch. The

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@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ When making changes to GnuCash and trying to commit to the repository:
to ask. But when in doubt, ask. Even if your change is correct,
somebody may know a better way to do things.
If you want other people to review your code before it goes in,
you can submit your changes as a patch to gnucash-patches@gnucash.org.
Since you want other people to review your code before it goes in,
you can submit your changes as a patch to gnucash-devel@gnucash.org.
See README.patches for details.
If you are making changes to gnucash SVN, you should be subscribed
to gnucash-devel@gnucash.org and to gnucash-patches@gnucash.org.
to gnucash-devel@gnucash.org and to gnucash-changes@gnucash.org.
(Subscription address: http://www.gnucash.org/en/lists.phtml)
gnucash-devel@gnucash.org is a good place to ask about intended
changes.

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@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
#
# This perl script is used to make a patch for your GnuCash
# development work. All patches should be submitted to the
# mailing list gnucash-patches@gnucash.org. For more info
# consult the README.
# mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org. For more info
# consult README.patches
#
# WARNING: By default, this script will checkout an entire
# up to date copy of the source tree in ../tmp/gnucash/.
@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ $::ask_description = 1;
$::should_uuencode = 1;
$::diffcmd = "diff -up";
die "This utility has not been updated to use SVN. Sorry, just use diff(1).";
my $rcfile = $ENV{"HOME"} . "/.gnucash-patch.rc";
if (-f $rcfile) {