From what I understand, the "best practice" in contributing patches is to attach your patch file (preferably a diff -u as you have done) to the actual bug. Doing this ensures that the patch is not lost or overlooked. Unfortunately, a patch submitted to the list could be lost or overlooked.
Jon Harvey wrote: >Hi folks, > >I contributed a couple of trivial fixes as >diff -u's and emailed them on Sunday >with [PATCH] subjects as described in >Jakarta's 'how to contribute' pages... >Is this how it is done for the Struts project? >Can I have details of how best to contribute >and the process. The 2 bugs are: >http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12905 >http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12908 > >The two diff's are attached. > >Thanks, >Jon Harvey > -- Eddie Bush -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
