changeset 12218:52de6cbd0842

Patches should not be compressed.
author diego
date Sat, 17 Apr 2004 10:30:25 +0000
parents d1e1e616cc91
children 768f87d536f3
files DOCS/tech/patches.txt
diffstat 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/DOCS/tech/patches.txt	Sat Apr 17 03:59:51 2004 +0000
+++ b/DOCS/tech/patches.txt	Sat Apr 17 10:30:25 2004 +0000
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 Note: We know our rules place a burden on you, but rest assured that
 maintaining a big and complex software project is even harder, so please
 accept our rules. We cannot afford to spend our time fixing buggy, broken or
-outdated patches.
+outdated patches. The closer you follow our rules the higher is the probability
+that your patch will be included.
 
 0. Do not send complete files. These need to be diffed by hand to see the
    changes, which makes reviews harder and less likely to occur. Besides as
@@ -65,4 +66,7 @@
 11. If you made a nontrivial contribution and wish to be mentioned in the
     AUTHORS file, include that in your patch.
 
+12. Do not compress your patch unless it is very large. It only makes handling
+    the patch more difficult.
+
 Thank you!