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diff --git a/doc/submitting-patches.txt b/doc/submitting-patches.txt index 7c61dd18..77ec771f 100644 --- a/doc/submitting-patches.txt +++ b/doc/submitting-patches.txt @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Submitting your patch * Send the patch to the pacman-dev mailing list The mailing list is the primary queue for review and acceptance. Here you -will get feedback, and let me know the details of your patch. +will get feedback, and let the reviewers know the details of your patch. * No MIME, no links, no compression, no attachments. Just plain text. @@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ reasons for this. First, it makes them easier to read with any mail reader, it allows easier review "at a glance", and most importantly, it allows people to comment on exact lines of the patch in reply emails. -`git send-email` allows you to send git formatted patches in plain text easily +`git send-email` allows you to send Git-formatted patches in plain text easily and is the preferred method for submission to the mailing list. Mail clients, -including gmail's web interface, have a tendency to break patches by wrapping +including Gmail's web interface, have a tendency to break patches by wrapping lines and/or adjusting whitespace and should be avoided. -- @@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ looked at it yet. * Respond to feedback When you do get feedback, it usually merits a response, whether this be a -resubmit of the patch with corrections or a follow-up email asking for -clarifications. When neither of these occurs, don't expect your patch to see +resubmission of the patch with corrections or a follow-up email asking for +clarifications. When neither of these occurs, don't expect your patch to get further review. The all-volunteer staff don't have time to fix up patches that -aren't their own. When resubmitting patches update the subject line to reflect -the version number ('[PATCHv2]') and send it as a reply to the original thread. +aren't their own. When resubmitting patches, update the subject line to reflect +the version number ('[PATCHv2]'), and send it as a reply to the original thread. -- |