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| author | Beat Bolli <dev@drbeat.li> | 2016-03-28 12:18:57 +0200 |
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| committer | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2016-03-28 07:57:59 -0400 |
| commit | 91287de288249c585afc277f75dd2cbeac347c18 (patch) | |
| tree | 73f3128390b6dfc579d1063e0bcfc16dc2d024ec /www | |
| parent | c19447cb4e33e4ed6e2d8579621ed4194c9a7493 (diff) | |
| download | gpsd-91287de288249c585afc277f75dd2cbeac347c18.tar.gz | |
hacking: mention signing off on patches and why it's a good thing.
Signed-off-by: Beat Bolli <dev@drbeat.li>
Diffstat (limited to 'www')
| -rw-r--r-- | www/hacking.html.in | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/www/hacking.html.in b/www/hacking.html.in index 2c35daa5..06852784 100644 --- a/www/hacking.html.in +++ b/www/hacking.html.in @@ -399,9 +399,12 @@ following things:</p> <h2 id="patches">Send patches in git-format-patch, diff -u or -c format</h2> -<p>We like getting patches made using git format-patch from a -repository clone, as this means we don't have to compose a change -comment and attribution.</p> +<p>We like getting patches made using <code>git format-patch +--signoff</code> from a repository clone, as this means we don't +have to compose a change comment and attribution. The --signoff option +of git format-patch adds a Signed-off-by: line to the end of your commit +message. It certifies that you have the rights to submit the patch under +GPSD's BSD licence (see the <a href='#license'>next section</a>).</p> <p>Failing that prefer diff -u format, but diff -c is acceptable. Do not send patches in the default (-e or ed) mode, as they are too |