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| author | Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> | 2024-10-17 10:09:31 -0600 |
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| committer | Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> | 2024-10-24 12:37:12 -0600 |
| commit | b27f9e8079bf980227a3675e98f597f4a109c1dc (patch) | |
| tree | 9d081aa2bd220ccac98fa81a8a9bef8116e1266c /Documentation/process | |
| parent | 56aaee3915b332e3a84a82b7dbe51d356fc80107 (diff) | |
docs: remove Documentation/dontdiff
The dontdiff file is a relic from the pre-Git era that has little use now.
It has entries (parse.c, for example) that will mask real changes to kernel
source files. There are all kinds of entries for files we do not create
anymore. Rather than try to fix it up, simply remove it.
Update the kernel documentation (and translations) to remove references to
this file. There is an ancient Japanese translation of SubmittingPatches
that I am unable to update; that really needs a thorough redo.
Message-ID: <87y12m1zk4.fsf@trenco.lwn.net>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/process')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst | 5 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst index de4edd42d5c0..b3eff03ea249 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst @@ -191,11 +191,6 @@ change to a revision control system. It will be followed by: option to diff will associate function names with changes, making the resulting patch easier for others to read. -You should avoid including changes to irrelevant files (those generated by -the build process, for example, or editor backup files) in the patch. The -file "dontdiff" in the Documentation directory can help in this regard; -pass it to diff with the "-X" option. - The tags already briefly mentioned above are used to provide insights how the patch came into being. They are described in detail in the :ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <submittingpatches>` |