Submitting patches

[Brooks Davis]

On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 10:28:39AM -0400, Steve Bertrand wrote:
> I've been tracking some doc pr's, and am a little confused as to how to
> submit patches.
> 
> I am just following the handbook for now, as I have no idea how to write
> manual pages, but don't exactly understand proper procedure for actually
> making a contribution.
> 
> In the pr list, can I just find something I'd like to fix, then send the
> patch to the list, or do I submit it through send-pr?

Ideally you should send the patch as a reply to the pr so it is logged
with the PR.  You may want to post a pointer here as well if no one
picks it up quickly.

> If someone else has already taken responsibility for a pr, is it deemed
> offensive if I submit my own patch even if the pr is still 'open'?

You might try contacting the person first to avoid duplicate effort.

-- Brooks

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