[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] docs/website: contribute.txt update with useful tips on patch versioning and patch submission

[Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>]

On 08-09-15 16:57, Francesco Nwokeka wrote:
> On Tuesday 08 September 2015 15:46:36 Arnout Vandecappelle wrote:
>> On 08-09-15 15:22, Francesco Nwokeka wrote:
>>> Added an alternative on patch versioning (the -v option) and added a tip on how to automatically mark a previous commit as superseded
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Francesco Nwokeka <francesco.nwokeka@gmail.com>
>>> ---
>>>  docs/manual/contribute.txt | 9 +++++++++
>>>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/docs/manual/contribute.txt b/docs/manual/contribute.txt
>>> index 40579f9..1ab8ef8 100644
>>> --- a/docs/manual/contribute.txt
>>> +++ b/docs/manual/contribute.txt
>>> @@ -298,6 +298,12 @@ $ git format-patch --subject-prefix "PATCH v4" \
>>>      -M -s -o outgoing origin/master
>>>  ---------------------
>>>  
>>> +or the +-v <n>+ flag (where <n> is the version number):
>>> +
>>> +---------------------
>>> +$ git format-patch -v4 -M -s -o outgoing origin/master
>>> +---------------------
>>> +
>>
>> This option exists since git v1.8.1
> 
> Am I to specify the git version on the documentation or was it just a "fyi" statement?

 Yes, it should be mentioned in the documentation, otherwise people will try the
-v option and wonder why it doesn't work.

 Regards,
 Arnout


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