Re: [evolution-patches] [PATCH] patch for bug 57940

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

On Tue, 2004-05-18 at 07:30, Jerome Lacoste wrote:
> Note: I also have made a patch for bug 57177 and it needs review. Attached on bugzilla.
> 
> I've had a hard time to produce the patch
> 
> cvs diff evolution worked but cvs diff -u evolution
> kept failing with the following error, even after I rm -rf then cvs co
> again:
> 
> cvs server: Diffing evolution/addressbook
> cvs [server aborted]: could not find desired version 1.1697 in
> /cvs/gnome/evolution/addressbook/ChangeLog,v
> 
> So I've done the following:
> 
>   cvs diff -u evolution/addressbook > patch_57940_3.txt 
>   cvs diff -u evolution/ui > patch_57940_4.txt 
>   cat patch_57940_3.txt patch_57940_4.txt > patch_57940_5.txt 
> 
> really strange bug....
> 
> Any idea what could have happened?
> 
> Jerome
> 
> PS: what about letting some of the non subscribed users post to the patches list?
> For example letting those having a subject that starts with [PATCH] ? That should take care of the spam shouldn't it?

it's easier to just make everyone subscribe to the list. is that really
so bad?

besides, patch discussion/review takes place on the list, so you really
need to be on the list anyway. It's too much effort to remember who is
and isn't on the list.

Jeff

> 
> I sent the patch almost 2 weeks ago, and it wasn't moderated through.