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diffutils: Making Patches

 
 11 Tips for Making and Using Patches
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 Use some common sense when making and using patches.  For example, when
 sending bug fixes to a program's maintainer, send several small patches,
 one per independent subject, instead of one large, harder-to-digest
 patch that covers all the subjects.
 
    Here are some other things you should keep in mind if you are going
 to distribute patches for updating a software package.
 

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· Tips for Patch Producers    Advice for making patches.
· Tips for Patch Consumers    Advice for using patches.
· Avoiding Common Mistakes    Avoiding common mistakes when using 'patch'.
· Generating Smaller Patches  How to generate smaller patches.
 

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