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diff --git a/docs/contributing.txt b/docs/contributing.txt index b0df62fe99..f1ad0e3bb0 100644 --- a/docs/contributing.txt +++ b/docs/contributing.txt @@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ Patch style English than in code. Indentation is the most common example; it's hard to read patches when the only difference in code is that it's indented. + * When creating patches, always run ``svn diff`` from the top-level + ``trunk`` directory -- i.e., the one that contains ``django``, ``docs``, + ``tests``, ``AUTHORS``, etc. This makes it easy for other people to apply + your patches. + * Attach patches to a ticket in the `ticket tracker`_, using the "attach file" button. Please *don't* put the patch in the ticket description or comment unless it's a single line patch. |