Re: printing

On 1/15/26 10:52 AM, Bruce Dubbs ([email protected] via blfs-support 
Mailing List) wrote:
> On 1/15/26 7:09 AM, Richard ([email protected] via blfs-support Mailing 
> List) wrote:
>> On 1/15/26 7:53 AM, Pierre Labastie ([email protected] via 
>> blfs-support Mailing List) wrote:
>
>>>> I would need to upload my .zip file containing the 13 files I
>>>> modified (with intenal comments showing the changes),
>>>> a simple script I used to copy the modified files to the
>>>> hplip source, and a readme file in order to explain what
>>>> I did. Is it ok to upload my .zip file to a lfs hint? I've not
>>>> made a hint before, but it seems the attachments are mostly
>>>> patches and scripts.
>>> Why not just make a patch which shows the diff between the upstream
>>> hplip source and the modified one (including comments)?
>>>
>>> Maybe I am missing something here.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Pierre
>>>
>>
>> I am the one who is missing something, I have never made
>> a patch before so I would have some learning to do. It was
>> just easier for me to copy the files.
>
> Just put the original expanded tarball into a directory, say 
> /tmp/hplip.orig, and copy that to /tmp/hplip.new.  Then copy the 
> modified files to /tmp/hplip.new.
>
> Make a patch file with:
>
> cd /tmp
> diff -Naur /tmp/hplip.orig /tmp/hplip.new > hplip-3.??.??.patch
>
>   -- Bruce
>
>
>
>

Thanks for your help!

I've made a patch that I tested, and I also have written up
a hint for my hplip fix. How can I submit the hint and
the patch? From the documentation on linuxfromscratch.org
it sounds like I am supposed to submit them first to a mailing
list.

Richard

-- 
http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/sympa/info/blfs-support
Unsubscribe: See the above information page