On 2011-08-11 14:33, Jeremiah Foster wrote: > Hi, > > I am including a potential patch to the Lintian documentation. Here is a > simple diff; >
Hi, Thanks for the suggested diff. > [...] > > Is this the correct process to commit patches? Do I just do a regular 'git > diff' in the git repo and then mail to the list? Or is there another format? > Personally I prefer "git format-patch" patches as they contain author and commit message. For larger changes, you may want to work in a branch and then submit the resulting patch(es). Some also publishes a git repository with a branch where they ask for us to pull from them. > If the patch is accepted, do I commit via git? > You can commit as much as you like; but I do not think you have access to pushing directly to the main repository. I do not know what the criteria is to get commit/push access, but maybe someone else can clarify that. :) > Regards, > > Jeremiah > ~Niels -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
