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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH,
	RFC] Add file describing rules for =?utf-8?q?_submitting?= patches
From: "=?utf-8?q?Fran=C3=A7ois?= Revol" <revol@free.fr>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:54:22 +0200 CEST
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> > > I gathered a few common complaints about patch submission, 
> > > hopefully
> > > not too much affected by my consumption of small amounts of 
> > > various
> > > alcoholic substances.
> > >
> > > Comments, objections=3F
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > > +SP4.1: It must be possible to apply the patch with quilt 
> > > (equivalent
> > > +to patch -p1) and "git am" without any editing or extra flags
> > >
> >
> >  svn diff generates -p0 patches so both -p1 and -p0 should be 
> > accepted.
> 
> Quilt does not accept -p0 patches without extra work. Remember, the
> idea is to reduce our burden, make it easier to test and apply
> patches.

Isn't it some opensource thingy =3F Then you can fix it, right =3F

I don't enjoy the perspective of taking the burden of switching from 
svn to git just because of it.

Fran=C3=A7ois.