From: Paul Smith Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2021 05:31:05 +0000 (-0500) Subject: * README.template: Clean up patch submission information X-Git-Tag: 4.3.90~122 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=8aba33a8bd4a437340aeade0a959037ac2734ace;p=thirdparty%2Fmake.git * README.template: Clean up patch submission information --- diff --git a/README.template b/README.template index 215d749c..c08e17c0 100644 --- a/README.template +++ b/README.template @@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ If you need help using GNU make, try these forums: Submitting Patches ------------------ -If you'd like to propose a patch for changes to GNU make, you should create a -patch with your changes. If you're making your changes in a Git workspace you -can run "git format-patch" to create a patch file. If not, you can use the -patch(1) utility. +If you'd like to propose a change to GNU make, you can provide a patch with +your changes. If you are making your changes in a Git workspace you can run +"git format-patch" to create a patch file. If not, you can use the diff(1) +utility to create a patch file; please use "diff -u". Once you have a patch you can submit it in any of these ways: