Re: question regarding patches
Jeff Miller <jmiller(a)smart.net> writes:
Normally, I submit patches generated with diff -ubw, to ignore
whitespace changes. This normally makes the patches smaller and
they just represent the actual code changes. This is the preferred
method, right?
Who, if anyone, should be re-indenting the code after patches are
applied? Some of it gets pretty sloppy looking after awhile.
There's more than one way to do it.
a) You can send the patch using just `-u', and tell us that it appears
large due to indentation.
b) You can ask the committer to reindent the code after applying the
patch.
I do a). I believe both are acceptable.