Or if you use CVS, just patch once and it'll stay in your tree :)
On Wed, 2002-07-24 at 04:17, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > On 23-Jul-2002 Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote: > > I determined what changes I needed to make -- the beta series wheel > > mouse patch only applies to switching workspaces, and thus only affected > > Screen.cc; the original patch I had was from x0r, and also had code for > > the window shading and thus affected Window.cc. I determined where to > > insert the code, did so, compiled, and everything works beautifully now. > > > > Since I know others on the list like to use this particular patch, I've > > now got another question: how do I make the patch? I'm not a C > > programmer, and I don't normally create or use patches. Do I simply do a > > diff on my files versus the original source? > > > > basically. > > cd blackbox > make distclean > cd .. > cp -a blackbox blackbox-orig > cd blackbox > <hack hack hack> > make distclean > cd .. > diff -pruN blackbox-orig blackbox > mystuff.patch > > the -pru option is the format I prefer, other projects may request -prc. > > Once you have your patch go to sf.net and place it on blackbox's patch tracker > so others can enjoy. > -- Brought to you by the letter "D" and the number 2
