On Monday, 18 Dec 2000, David Neary wrote:
> I've fixed a bug (bug #9156), but I don't know how to go about
> submitting the fix (making a diff file, where to send it, that kind of
> thing) - can someone point me to a page that explains it, or should I
> post it here? It's a one-line fix...
Cool!
If it is just a one-line fix, please post it here. Longer patches
should be uploaded to ftp.gimp.org's "incoming" directory; follow the
instructions there.
You can make a patch file by running:
diff -u origfile.c fixedfile.c >patch-file
You can then include patch-file in your email to the list, either as
an attachment or just by cutting and pasting the text in.
The -u option to diff asks for the "unified" diff style, which is both
more readable to humans, and also more robust. Not all versions of
diff understand -u: if yours doesn't just use -c instead ("context"
style).
Thanks,
Austin
