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SubmittingPatches: encourage users to use format-patch and send-email
In step "(4) Sending your patches", we instruct users to do an inline patch, avoid breaking whitespaces, avoid attachments, use [PATCH v2] for second round, etc., all of which format-patch and send-email combo know how to do well. The need was identified by, and the text is based on the work by Cody Taylor. Suggested-by: Cody Taylor <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[email protected]>
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(4) Sending your patches.
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Learn to use format-patch and send-email if possible. These commands
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are optimized for the workflow of sending patches, avoiding many ways
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your existing e-mail client that is optimized for "multipart/*" mime
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type e-mails to corrupt and render your patches unusable.
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People on the Git mailing list need to be able to read and
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comment on the changes you are submitting. It is important for
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a developer to be able to "quote" your changes, using standard

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