[PATCHES] diff -c please
This is a time when many patches are arriving, so reviewing patches efficiently is important. My understanding was that diff -c was the only approved patch submission format, but I note at least 3 people have submitted patches in other formats in the last week. It often seems like there's only a few people on the lists, but many people are watching. Sticking to diff -c format helps those people to review and comment back. I've not always done this myself, so forgive me for casting the first stone. This isn't aimed at anyone, just a general comment. -- Best Regards, Simon Riggs ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send unregister YourEmailAddressHere to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [PATCHES] diff -c please
Simon Riggs wrote: I note at least 3 people have submitted patches in other formats in the last week. I'm one of the guilty parties (as is Gavin, I'd imagine). As I explained in an earlier mail to -patches, the reason I've been submitting unified diffs is that Gavin and I have been using the Monotone version control system for development, and at present it only generates unified diffs. I've been meaning to submit a fix for that -- I'll send the Monotone folks a patch adding context diff support on Monday or Tuesday. So I pledge to stop sending unified diffs ASAP :) (BTW, I actually find unified diffs much easier to read. But since the consensus is apparently to prefer context diffs, I'm happy to oblige.) -Neil ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
