If you look at the "Git instructions" tab for the project you're working on I think you'll find more mature instructions for patch creation.
When you find a git documentation problem like this, please file an issue at http://drupal.org/project/issues/git_dev My approaches to patch creation: http://randyfay.com/node/97 -Randy On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Kyle Mathews <[email protected]>wrote: > Hmm... well those instructions are wrong I guess. > > "git diff" is the diff of changes since the last commit that have *not*been > staged. So once you've added a file via "git add", it won't show up > anymore when you run "git diff". > > If you want to see the diff between the last commit and staged files, run > "git diff --cached" > > -- > Kyle Mathews > > Blog: kyle.mathews2000.com/blog > Twitter: http://twitter.com/kylemathews > > > > > On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Dave Cohen <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I'm trying, and failing, to create a patch that adds new files to a >> module. >> >> According to http://drupal.org/node/707484, I should simply run `git add >> ...` then "Next time you run git diff, these new files will be included as >> well." In my experience, this statement is false. >> >> When I run `git status`, I see something like this: >> >> [dave@starbuck fb-3]$ git status >> # On branch 6.x-3.x >> # Changes to be committed: >> # (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage) >> # >> # new file: fb.process.inc >> # new file: fb_tab.js >> # >> # Changes not staged for commit: >> # (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed) >> # (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working >> directory) >> # >> # modified: README.txt >> # modified: contrib/fb_example.module >> # modified: fb.module >> # modified: fb_canvas.admin.inc >> # modified: fb_canvas.module >> # modified: fb_devel.module >> # modified: fb_settings.inc >> # modified: fb_tab.admin.inc >> # modified: fb_tab.info >> # modified: fb_tab.module >> # modified: fb_url_rewrite.inc >> >> >> When I run `git diff`, I see changes to all the modified files, but I do >> not see the new files. >> >> What am I missing? Thanks, >> >> -Dave >> > > -- Randy Fay Drupal Module and Site Development [email protected] +1 970.462.7450
