Re: where to send patches [was Re: [PATCH] Allow passing frame parameters to emacsclient]

[Andreas Rottmann]

Glenn Morris <address@hidden> writes:

> Andreas Rottmann wrote:
>
>> This is the first patch I submit for Emacs, so I hope I followed all the
>> rules :-).  I initially submitted a now-stale version of the patch as a
>> bugreport[0] -- I assume I should close this, as patches are to be
>> submitted and discussed on this mailinglist (or address@hidden),
>> right?
>
> Thank you for writing a patch, and I'm sorry no-one has really replied
> about it yet, but why not just followup to your original report with a
> revised version? How is anyone reading the report supposed to know a
> newer version exists?
>
Yeah, my bad.  I was a bit confused about where to send the patch.

> I forwarded the revised version to the report.
>
Thanks! There's a minor conflict in NEWS now, I'll attach an updated
revision of the patch to the bug report.

> I strongly advise everybody sending in patches that add features or
> fix bugs to send them to bug-gnu-emacs (which should really be thought
> of as the bug and/or feature list). I feel like I've said this a lot,
> so people either disagree or aren't noticing.
>
I'll certainly send future patches to bug-gnu-emacs.  If this is the
clear preference, perhaps etc/CONTRIBUTE should be changed to mention
only bug-gnu-emacs.

> So I'll probably stop saying it. Forwarding things there is a bit of a
> chore, and I may not always bother. I know emacs-devel has more
> traffic, but I'm not sure that indicates much.
>
> The bug-gnu-emacs list is coupled with a tracking system that makes
> patches much easier to locate, even years later. I'm not aware of anyone
> searching emacs-devel for old patches to apply. Maybe people are using
> the "keep in their INBOX" method of tracking things though.

Regards & thanks again, Rotty
-- 
Andreas Rottmann -- <http://rotty.yi.org/>