From 51f3278089bb5d65d4a1c47cd037d9d706a254f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Niedermayer Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2016 03:05:48 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc/developer: Mention mime type and patchwork in "Submitting patches" Suggested-by: ronald Reviewed-by: Steven Liu Signed-off-by: Michael Niedermayer --- doc/developer.texi | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/developer.texi b/doc/developer.texi index cf809b9255..dbe1f5421f 100644 --- a/doc/developer.texi +++ b/doc/developer.texi @@ -464,7 +464,11 @@ Patches should be posted to the mailing list. Use @code{git send-email} when possible since it will properly send patches without requiring extra care. If you cannot, then send patches as base64-encoded attachments, so your patch is not trashed during -transmission. +transmission. Also ensure the correct mime type is used +(text/x-diff or text/x-patch or at least text/plain) and that only one +patch is inline or attached per mail. +You can check @url{https://patchwork.ffmpeg.org}, if your patch does not show up, its mime type +likely was wrong. Your patch will be reviewed on the mailing list. You will likely be asked to make some changes and are expected to send in an improved version that