[Mplayer-cvslog] CVS: main/DOCS/tech patches.txt,1.24,1.25

[Diego Biurrun CVS]

CVS change done by Diego Biurrun CVS

Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/tech
In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv32179/DOCS/tech

Modified Files:
	patches.txt 
Log Message:
split patches up as far as sensibly possible, but no further.


Index: patches.txt
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RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/tech/patches.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.24
retrieving revision 1.25
diff -u -r1.24 -r1.25
--- patches.txt	6 Sep 2004 09:05:38 -0000	1.24
+++ patches.txt	21 Sep 2004 08:39:12 -0000	1.25
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@
     speak several languages you are of course welcome to update some of the
     translations as well.
 
- 7. If you make independent changes, try to send them as separate patches.
-    If your patch is very big, try splitting it into several self-contained
-    pieces. Each part can then be reviewed and committed separately.
+ 7. If you make independent changes, try to send them as separate patches
+    in separate mails. Likewise, if your patch is very big, try splitting
+    it into several self-contained pieces. Each part can then be reviewed
+    and committed separately. Logical units should stay together, though,
+    e.g. do not send a patch for every file you change.
 
  8. Send your patch to the mplayer-dev-eng mailing list as a base64-encoded
     attachment with the subject line: