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1 [This was originally from Richard Stallman who was writing about |
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2 Emacs. --jwe] |
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4 A reminder for those sending patches for Octave: |
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6 * Always make the diffs with context. Preferably use diff -c. It |
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7 is unreliable to install a diff without context, and therefore we |
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8 probably will not take the risk of trying; instead we will |
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9 probably ask you to send a context diff. You might as well send |
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10 that in your first message. |
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12 * Always send change log entries with your patches. Itemize the |
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13 entries so that they list each of the functions and variables |
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14 changed. Look at the ChangeLog files and follow our conventions |
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15 regarding what information to include and what style to use. |
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17 * If the patch is to fix a bug, send a detailed bug report for the |
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18 bug. Make this just as detailed as if you did not have any fix |
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19 for it. This information is vital for convincing the maintainer |
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20 that your fix is necessary and should be installed. Also, if your |
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21 fix would cause some other sort of problem, the bug report may |
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22 enable the maintainer to find some other correct fix. |
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24 Everyone, please read the Bugs chapter in the Octave manual to see |
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25 other guidelines on how to write a bug report that makes it possible |
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26 to fix a bug. |
