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authorzwelch <zwelch@b42882b7-edfa-0310-969c-e2dbd0fdcd60>2009-07-08 22:26:29 +0000
committerzwelch <zwelch@b42882b7-edfa-0310-969c-e2dbd0fdcd60>2009-07-08 22:26:29 +0000
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Add microscopic style guide at the end of the PATCH primer.
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@@ -204,6 +204,19 @@ it or prompt for feedback. Please have patience, as many maintainers
work on the project voluntarily and without compensation for the time
that they spend doing these tasks.
+@section primerpatchguide Guidelines for Submitting Patches
+
+- Each patch file should contain:
+ - A commit description that describes all of the changes.
+ - A separator line that contains three hyphens: <code>---</code>
+ - A summary of the changes produced by diffstat (optional)
+ - Another separator line (optional)
+ - The actual patch contents, containing a single change.
+
+- Each patch series should include:
+ - A summary of the patches in the series.
+ - Logically-related patches that contain incremental changes.
+
*/
/** @file
This file contains the @ref primerpatches page.