Thanks for catching that. I really think we should just get those instructions out of there.
To fix git documentation, please file issues at http://drupal.org/project/git_dev Thanks, -Randy On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Guillaume <[email protected]> wrote: > This doc needs to be fixed then: > http://drupal.org/patch/create > > It says to use: > diff -up path/to/file/example.module path/to/file/exampleNew.module > > mypatchname.patch > > Which produces p0 patches :(. > > G > > > On 04/11/2011 01:21 PM, Randy Fay wrote: > > I noticed in another thread that somebody suggested git diff --no-prefix > > for creating patches. > > > > Please don't do that any more. We've moved to standard git patches (git > > diff without the --no-prefix, meaning a patch -p1 patch). > > > > Testbot support for -p0 patches (--no-prefix) will be removed around the > > end of May. See http://groups.drupal.org/node/140204 > > > > Some of you may have the --no-prefix stuff in your .gitconfig. Please > > remove it from there as well. > > > > In the issue queues, please start to insist on rerolls for -p0 formatted > > patches (if they have no a/ and b/ in front of the filenames. > > > > Thanks for your cooperation. > > > > -Randy > > > > -- > > Randy Fay > > Drupal Module and Site Development > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > +1 970.462.7450 > > > > -- Randy Fay Drupal Module and Site Development [email protected] +1 970.462.7450
