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en:developers:documentation:submittingpatches [2017/05/26 06:05] Kalle Valo Add frequent problem: "Commit title is wrong" |
en:developers:documentation:submittingpatches [2017/05/31 12:42] Kalle Valo [Format issues] Add link to linux-wireless git guide |
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Patch is somehow whitespace damaged, for example tabs converted to spaces, extra new lines or other modifications which prevent applying the patch without manual fixing. Or the mail is in HTML format which most of the mailing lists even block silently. | Patch is somehow whitespace damaged, for example tabs converted to spaces, extra new lines or other modifications which prevent applying the patch without manual fixing. Or the mail is in HTML format which most of the mailing lists even block silently. | ||
- | The best way to avoid all formatting issues is to use [[https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html|git send-email]] | + | The best way to avoid all formatting issues is to use [[https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html|git send-email]]. See [[en/developers/Documentation/git-guide|linux-wireless git guide]] for more information. |
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==== Commit title is wrong ==== | ==== Commit title is wrong ==== | ||
- | The format of the commit title is name of driver, followed by colon, followed by space and then followed by the actual title. You can use ''git log'' to check older commits and see what prefix was used: | + | The correc tformat for the commit title is name of driver, followed by a colon, followed by a space and then followed by the actual title. You can use ''git log'' to check older commits and see what prefix was used: |
<code> | <code> |