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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index c107cb1693..c34c9d12c6 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -127,19 +127,6 @@ 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 a 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 generate unidiff which is the preferred format. |