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[PATCH] doc: Improve documentation for submitting patches

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Message #8 received at 68414 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Clément Lassieur <clement <at> lassieur.org>
To: Ale Abdo <abdo <at> member.fsf.org>
Cc: 68414 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#68414] [PATCH] doc: Improve documentation for submitting
 patches
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 12:27:44 +0100

On Sat, Jan 13 2024, Ale Abdo wrote:

>...     You may also send patches inline, as each patch file
> +generated by @command{git format-patch} is a single valid email message, but
> +you'd be advised to pay attention if your email client changes anything like
> +line breaks or indentation, which could potentially break the patches.

Hi, I haven't read all your patch, but this is wrong, I'm sorry.
Sending patches inline without using git send-email mostly doesn't work
for technical issues and is a waste of time for reviewers who try to
figure out why the patch doesn't apply.  We should not encourage this.

Thanks,
Clément

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