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@@ -164,16 +164,18 @@ Submitting patches
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_Please, do not attach patches to bugs, send them to the mailing list
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instead_.
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-When your changes are done, and committed in your local git view,
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-_rebase_ your development branch on top of the upstream tree before
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-generating the patch set. To do so, run:
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+If you made some changes to Buildroot and you would like to contribute
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+them to the Buildroot project, proceed as follows. Starting from the
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+changes committed in your local git view, _rebase_ your development
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+branch on top of the upstream tree before generating a patch set. To do
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+so, run:
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$ git fetch --all --tags
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$ git rebase origin/master
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-Here, you are ready to generate then submit your patch set.
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+Now, you are ready to generate then submit your patch set.
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To generate it, run:
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@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ This will generate patch files in the +outgoing+ subdirectory,
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automatically adding the +Signed-off-by+ line.
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Once patch files are generated, you can review/edit the commit message
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-before submitting them using your favorite text editor.
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+before submitting them, using your favorite text editor.
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Lastly, send/submit your patch set to the Buildroot mailing list:
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@@ -196,9 +198,9 @@ $ git send-email --to buildroot@buildroot.org outgoing/*
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Note that +git+ should be configured to use your mail account.
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To configure +git+, see +man git-send-email+ or google it.
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-Make sure posted *patches are not line-wrapped*, otherwise they cannot
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-easily be applied. In such a case, fix your e-mail client, or better,
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-use +git send-email+ to send your patches.
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+If you do not use +git send-email+, make sure posted *patches are not
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+line-wrapped*, otherwise they cannot easily be applied. In such a case,
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+fix your e-mail client, or better yet, learn to use +git send-email+.
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Cover letter
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@@ -244,7 +246,7 @@ Hereafter the recommended layout:
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Patch title less than 80-character length
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-Some more paragraph giving some more details.
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+A paragraph giving more details.
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And yet another paragraph giving more details.
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