changeset 1323:bcfde549790f

Improve patch creation instructions.
author Matti Hamalainen <ccr@tnsp.org>
date Sun, 13 Feb 2011 10:30:25 +0200
parents 903f92f4b918
children c266c4e15cc4
files docs/manual.sgml
diffstat 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/docs/manual.sgml	Sun Feb 13 10:24:44 2011 +0200
+++ b/docs/manual.sgml	Sun Feb 13 10:30:25 2011 +0200
@@ -3237,8 +3237,10 @@
 <para>
 If you have prepared a fix for some bug or a new feature, you can send us a patch.
 <emphasis>A changeset patch made against current Mercurial repository head/tip is highly preferred</emphasis>,
-short instructions on how to do that can be found from <ulink linkend="http://mercurial.selenic.com/guide/">Mercurial guide</ulink>.
-You need to at the very least set up your username, etc.
+short instructions on how to do that can be found below. You will probably need to refer to
+<ulink linkend="http://mercurial.selenic.com/guide/">Mercurial guide</ulink> for generic
+Mercurial usage instructions and how to set it up. For making proper commits, you'll need to
+at the very least set up your username, etc.
 </para>
 <screen>
 # 1) Make changes to files
@@ -3250,7 +3252,10 @@
 # 3) Repeat steps 1 to 2 until satisfied
 
 # 4) Export your local changes to a bundle
-hg bundle &hgrepourl;
+hg bundle mychanges.bz2 &hgrepourl;
+
+# 5) Send mychanges.bz2 to us (Ggr), as e-mail attachment ccr@tnsp.org
+     or alternatively attach it to an issue in our &trackerurl;.
 </screen>
 </section>