[MPlayer-cvslog] CVS: main/DOCS/tech patches.txt,1.29,1.30

[Diego Biurrun CVS]

CVS change done by Diego Biurrun CVS

Update of /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/tech
In directory mail:/var2/tmp/cvs-serv20631/DOCS/tech

Modified Files:
	patches.txt 
Log Message:
Expand a bit, clarification and grammar fix.


Index: patches.txt
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RCS file: /cvsroot/mplayer/main/DOCS/tech/patches.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.29
retrieving revision 1.30
diff -u -r1.29 -r1.30
--- patches.txt	30 Apr 2006 20:36:13 -0000	1.29
+++ patches.txt	1 May 2006 14:46:49 -0000	1.30
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
 
  2. Make unified diffs ('diff -Naur' or 'cvs diff -u'). Unified diffs can be
     applied easily with 'patch'. This is much harder with other diff types.
+    Besides, unified diffs are more readable and thus easier to review.
 
  3. Create the diff from the root of the MPlayer source tree, this makes the
-    diff easier to apply as it saves the step of changing to the correct
-    directory.
+    diff easier to apply as it saves the step of searching for and changing
+    to the correct directory.
 
  4. Test the functionality of your patch. We'll *refuse* it if it breaks
     something, even if it extends other features!
@@ -107,9 +108,9 @@
     and translators will pick up changes more easily if they see a new message
     that has to be translated.
 
-15. If you send a modified or updated version of you patch, always resend
-    the complete patch. It is very time consuming and error prone to piece 
-    patches together that are distributed over several mails.
+15. If you send a modified or updated version of your patch, resend the
+    complete patch. It is very time-consuming and error-prone to piece
+    together patches that are distributed over several mails.
     Please always resend patches as replies to the original mail to keep
     the thread with the discussion together.