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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Posting a patch?
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To: Erik Rull <erik.rull@rdsoftware.de>
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Am 14.05.2012 22:12, schrieb Erik Rull:
> Hi all,
>
> is there a guideline or manual how to send a patch to the qemu mailing 
> list? It seems as if this can be done somehow automagically using the 
> local git repository, but I didn't find a tool to do that.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Erik

Hi Erik,

if you use git for sending, you don't risk that your mailer destroys the 
format of your patch.
I usually use these commands to send a single patch from the QEMU source 
directory:

     # Create the patch file (name depends on the subject line of your 
patch).
     git format-patch HEAD^
     # Check the patch (fix any issues which were found).
     scripts/checkpatch.pl 0001-*
     # Get the maintainer who is responsible (there is not always one).
     scripts/get_maintainer.pl 0001-*
     # Send the patch.
     git send-email --to qemu-devel@nongnu.org --to "n.n 
<address@domain>" 0001-*

Please read also http://wiki.qemu.org/Contribute/SubmitAPatch.

Regards,

Stefan W.