> First I admire your enthusiasm. Do not take offense at my rather direct> engineer's analysis.>
Quite the opposite, I appreciate the harsh truth. I have thick skin!
> I have to warn your that there have been major arguments about this> issue and I have rather strong opinions about it. We won't worry about> my opinions but expect to run into some resistance.>
Really? Well that's good for me then! It means that the bug shouldstill be around by the time I get my head wrapped around thedevelopment base. I'm not overly concerned with the bug in question, Ifind it to be only a minor issue, but it seems to be a good bug topractice on.
> This is probably part of the Konqueror code:>> KDEBase:Apps:Konqueror>> in SVN. You can find the relevant files using "Find File" looking for> "*.*c*" with a string in: "Context::Containing Text" or use Grep> (command line) in Konsole.>
The web interface will not allow asterisks in searches, so local it must be!
>> 2) How does one make a diff file?>> First, you need to checkout and build the KDEBase module from SVN:>> svn co svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/kdebase>> Well actually, you need to install subversion, the GNU C/C++ compiler,> and CMake. I would suggest reading the relevant (user/client) parts of:>> http://svnbook.red-bean.com/>> Now, having found what needs to be changed:>> 1. Change it.> 2. Compile and install.> 3. Test to see that it works like you want (if not go back to #1)> 4. Execute: "svn status" to see that all is well> 5. Execute: "svn up" to see that there is no conflict> 6. Execute: "svn diff" to see your patch.> 7. If you want a patch file, Execute: "svn diff > file.diff> 8. Post your patch to the "kde-devel" (subscribe to it) mailing list> with the Subject starting with "[PATCH]" or attach the diff file to> the bug and label the attachment as a Patch.>> So, that is a basic outline. I expect that you might have further> questions.>
Thank you! I will have more questions as I progress, and I won't beshy about asking. Thanks!
-- Dotan Cohen
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