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Re: Try out the patch database
- To: Jim Blandy <jimb at cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: Try out the patch database
- From: Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>
- Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2000 19:02:38 +1100
- CC: gdb at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- Organization: Cygnus Solutions
- References: <200002292134.QAA10095@zwingli.cygnus.com>
Jim Blandy wrote:
>
> Take a look at http://sourceware.cygnus.com/gdb/contribute.html, and
> let me know what you think.
Jim,
the file that ultimatly needs to have this information is
gdb/CONTRIBUTE. That is what gets shipped.
> I'd like to incorporate the text of that page itself into the main GDB
> page, http://sourceware.cygnus.com/gdb/.
>
> contribute.html refers to three new pages:
>
> - patch-db.html, which is supposed to be everything a new contributor
> needs to know to add a patch to the patch database.
>
> - patch-checklist.html, a checklist for submitting patches via
> E-mail. Originally, I was going to do a template, but it seems like
> GNATS will do everything that's important automatically, so I don't
> think a template offers much benefit over simple instructions.
>
> - assigning.html, a page explaining the copyright situation, and
> directing people to talk to me. Eventually, of course, we'll want a
> role mail address for this, but I want to get things going quickly.
Perhaphs, renaming ``Development'' to ``Contributing'' would be
sufficient.
Andrew