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| author | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2005-12-24 18:37:17 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2005-12-24 18:37:17 +0000 |
| commit | 5c28913e6a3747f54d8ad6b3d910c5852eb368e3 (patch) | |
| tree | 458078dae90808820cb9393ac417f0a1fe9ac6ed /doc/FAQ_DEV | |
| parent | 9b28021cc662f97283210318e896edc25d4ebbb4 (diff) | |
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Update why unified diff is _sometimes_ better.
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diff --git a/doc/FAQ_DEV b/doc/FAQ_DEV index 78974070284..5aca07b4a53 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ_DEV +++ b/doc/FAQ_DEV @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Developer's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Tue Nov 22 10:17:51 EST 2005 + Last updated: Sat Dec 24 13:36:54 EST 2005 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) @@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ General Questions Generate the patch in contextual diff format. If you are unfamiliar with this, you might find the script src/tools/makediff/difforig - useful. + useful. Unified diffs are only preferrable if the file changes are + single-line changes and do not rely on the surrouding lines. Ensure that your patch is generated against the most recent version of the code. If it is a patch adding new functionality, the most recent |