Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:01:36 -0800
From: Greg KH <gregkh@suse.de>
To: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, greg@kroah.com
Subject: Re: [RFC] HOWTO do Linux kernel development - take 2
Message-ID: <20051115220136.GA12413@suse.de>
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On Tue, Nov 15, 2005 at 11:06:04PM +0100, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> On 11/15/05, Greg KH <gregkh@suse.de> wrote:
> > Here's an updated version of the "HOTO do Linux kernel development"
> > document that I've been working on.
> >
> > For a description of why I started this, please see:
> >         http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/348689
> >
> > I've addressed all of the comments that I have received, and flushed out
> > the the TODO sections.  I'd appreciate any comments on this version, as
> > I think it's looking pretty good and finished for now.  If no one
> > objects, I'll send it in a patch for inclusion in the main tree soon.
> >
> [snip]
> >
> >   Documentation/applying-patches.txt
> >     A good introduction describing exactly what a patch is, how to
> >     create it, and how to apply it to the different development branches
> >     of the kernel.
> >
> [snip]
> 
> I don't believe I mention anything about patch /creation/ in
> applying-patches.txt, at least the point of the document when I wrote
> it was to explain what a patch is, how to apply it and give a short
> description of the various trees.
> So, your description is accurate except for the "how to create it" bit.

Ah, you are right.  I was thinking of the SubmittingPatches file, that
is where we describe how to create a patch.

thanks for catching this, I've fixed it up.

greg k-h
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