GREAT!!! Thanx!!! I haven't had time this weekend to research out unified DIFFs. You, sir, are a time saver!!!!
--- Evan Hisey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Micheal- > Here is a good starting point on making diff patches: > http://drupal.org/patch/create > > Evan > > On 9/6/07, Michael Beal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanx! That's pretty much how I'm doing things now. I can say I > may > > tend to _over-document_ the source. I'm sure that's not a problem > > though. > > > > Now to learn unified diffs!!! > > > > > > --- Dirk Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Jason Tackaberry wrote: > > > > Hi Michael, > > > > > > > > On 2007-09-06 11:37, Michael Beal wrote: > > > >> When attempting to send a patch upstream some time ago, > someone > > > >> suggested I do a diff and send that so everyone could see the > > > change. > > > >> I don't much care for doing diffs. Seems a lot cryptic to me. > > > >> Personally, I prefer to mark up code with comments about > changes. > > > So, > > > >> to all the primary devs, I ask: Is there a specific coding > style > > > or > > > >> coding guidelines I need to use? > > > > > > > > Unified diff (generated with diff -Naur against current svn) as > a > > > > text/plain (or text/x-patch) attachment is pretty much the > format > > > we all > > > > want. Comments on the patches can be included in the email. > > > > > > > > Developers get very good at reading through patches in this > format. > > > And > > > > _unified_ diffs are actually quite readable, I find. (Context > > > diffs not > > > > so much.) > > > > > > Right. Doc inside the source is also very helpfull. Besides that, > I > > > wrote down some coding style rules. Not every rule is as > important as > > > the other one and not every dev uses these rules, but it is a > good > > > guideline: > > > > > > http://freevo.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/doc/CodingStandard > > > > > > > > > Dischi > > > > > > -- > > > Theorem: a cat has nine tails. > > > Proof: > > > No cat has eight tails. A cat has one tail more than no > cat. > > > Therefore, a cat has nine tails. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > > > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > > > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a > > > browser. > > > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/> > > _______________________________________________ > > > Freevo-devel mailing list > > > Freevo-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative > vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. > > http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a > browser. > > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Freevo-devel mailing list > > Freevo-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a > browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-devel mailing list > Freevo-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Freevo-devel mailing list Freevo-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel
