Commit 5c28913e authored by Bruce Momjian's avatar Bruce Momjian

Update why unified diff is _sometimes_ better.

parent 9b28021c
Developer's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
Last updated: Tue Nov 22 10:17:51 EST 2005
Last updated: Sat Dec 24 13:36:54 EST 2005
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
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Generate the patch in contextual diff format. If you are unfamiliar
with this, you might find the script src/tools/makediff/difforig
useful.
useful. Unified diffs are only preferrable if the file changes are
single-line changes and do not rely on the surrouding lines.
Ensure that your patch is generated against the most recent version of
the code. If it is a patch adding new functionality, the most recent
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......@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
<H1>Developer's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for
PostgreSQL</H1>
<P>Last updated: Tue Nov 22 10:17:51 EST 2005</P>
<P>Last updated: Sat Dec 24 13:36:54 EST 2005</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>
......@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@
<P>Generate the patch in contextual diff format. If you are
unfamiliar with this, you might find the script
<I>src/tools/makediff/difforig</I> useful.</P>
<I>src/tools/makediff/difforig</I> useful. Unified diffs are
only preferrable if the file changes are single-line changes and
do not rely on the surrouding lines.</P>
<P>Ensure that your patch is generated against the most recent
version of the code. If it is a patch adding new functionality, the
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