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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1 of 2] xentop manpage: --delay

George Dunlap writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1 of 2] xentop manpage: --delay"):
> This looks like a diff of a patchqueue repository, not the diff
> itself.  What exactly is this meant to apply to?
> 
> Patches sent to the list should be able to be applied directly to
> xen-unstable.  The way I do this is as follows:

Matthias seems to be using git.  I use git myself sometimes to prepare
patches for xen-unstable.  The way to do this is:

  * Start with a clean git clone of a git conversion of
    xen-unstable.hg (which you can make with "hg-fast-export.sh"
    which is part of "fast-export")
  * Create a branch for your patch or series
  * Cherry pick or otherwise apply your changes to that branch
  * Use git-rebase -i etc. to get the commit messages into shape
  * Compile and test the resulting tree
  * Use git-format-patch
  * Use git-send-email --chain-reply-to --compose
    (If you haven't used git-send-email before, get it to send the
    messages to yourself the first time round)

But anyway, diffs of diffs aren't the way to do it.

Thanks,
Ian.

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