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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 8cf5093dd9..1ba9041b5b 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ in templates/hooks--pre-commit. To help ensure this does not happen, run git diff --check on your changes before you commit. +(1a) Try to be nice to older C compilers + +We try to support wide range of C compilers to compile +git with. That means that you should not use C99 initializers, even +if a lot of compilers grok it. + +Also, variables have to be declared at the beginning of the block +(you can check this with gcc, using the -Wdeclaration-after-statement +option). + +Another thing: NULL pointers shall be written as NULL, not as 0. + + (2) Generate your patch using git tools out of your commits. git based diff tools (git, Cogito, and StGIT included) generate |