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@@ -89,9 +89,15 @@ get regarding a particular problem the sooner it'll be fixed -- usually. If you sent a complete patch and, after a couple weeks you haven't received any acknowledgement please ping us. A complete patch includes a well-written ChangeLog entry, unified (diff -u format) diffs relative -to the most recent test release, an explanation for why the patch is +to the most recent test release (or, better, relative to the latest +sources in the CVS repository), an explanation for why the patch is necessary or useful, and if at all possible, enough information to -reproduce whatever problem prompted it. +reproduce whatever problem prompted it. Plus, you'll earn lots of +karma if you include a test case to exercise any bug(s) you fix. +Instructions for checking out the latest source via CVS are here: + + http://savannah.gnu.org/cvs/?group=coreutils + If your patch adds a new feature, please try to get some sort of consensus that it is a worthwhile change. One way to do that is to send mail to |