From: Jim Meyering Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 07:53:13 +0000 (+0000) Subject: A good problem report/patch includes diffs against X-Git-Tag: v4.5.2~206 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=585d13437cd4e90f17d570b5a1f3ef656091d619;p=thirdparty%2Fcoreutils.git A good problem report/patch includes diffs against the most recent test release. --- diff --git a/README b/README index 5546d5d743..f522dda2d8 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -57,13 +57,14 @@ There are pretty many tests, but nowhere near as many as we need. Additions and corrections are very welcome. If you see a problem that you've already reported, feel free to re-report -it -- it won't bother me to get a reminder. Besides, the more messages -I get regarding a particular problem the sooner it'll be fixed -- -usually. If you sent a complete patch and, after a couple weeks you -haven't received any acknowledgement please ping us. A complete patch -includes a well-written ChangeLog entry, unified (diff -u format) diffs, -an explanation for why the patch is necessary or useful, and if at all -possible, enough information to reproduce whatever problem prompted it. +it -- it won't bother me to get a reminder. Besides, the more messages I +get regarding a particular problem the sooner it'll be fixed -- usually. +If you sent a complete patch and, after a couple weeks you haven't +received any acknowledgement please ping us. A complete patch includes +a well-written ChangeLog entry, unified (diff -u format) diffs relative +to the most recent test release, an explanation for why the patch is +necessary or useful, and if at all possible, enough information to +reproduce whatever problem prompted it. If your patch adds a new feature, please try to get some sort of consensus that it is a worthwhile change. One way to do that is to send mail to