Submitting Patches

Written by Albert den Haan

Patch Format

Your patch should include:

cvs diff -u works great for the common case where a file is edited. However, if you add or remove a file cvs diff will not report that correctly so make sure you explicitly take care of this rare case.

For additions: mention that you have some new files and include them as either separate attachments or by appending diff -Nu of them to any cvs diff -u output you may have.

For removals, list the files.