From e39da7d0b277a64bfcb4098b95ad077276f4fa07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Adam Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:52:17 +0200 Subject: README: Update the CONTRIBUTING section. * provide the git url * mention git format-patch * mention the #tinyproxy irc channel Michael --- README | 18 ++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 97c7e17..8abffdd 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -96,5 +96,19 @@ CONTRIBUTING If you would like to contribute a feature, or a bug fix to the tinyproxy source, please send a patch (preferably as a unified diff. i.e. "diff -u") against the "master" branch of the tinyproxy - repository. Please include a description of what your patch does. - + source code git repository to the tinyproxy-developers mailing list. + Please include a description of what your patch does. + + Tinyproxy's git repository is git://www.banu.com/tinyproxy.git . + The command "git clone git://www.banu.com/tinyproxy.git" creates + a local copy. + + The easiest and preferred way to create a patch for submission + is to check in your changes locally and use the command + "git format-patch" to generate a mbox-style commit file that + contains the diff along with the commit message and author information. + Such a format-patch file can be integrated into the upstream repository, + automatically keeping the commit message and author information. + + You can also meet developers and discuss development issues and + patches in the #tinyproxy IRC channel on freenode (irc.freenode.net). -- cgit v1.2.3