svn commit: r49017 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/quick-porting

Author: mat
Date: Tue Jun 28 16:06:57 2016
New Revision: 49017
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/49017

Log:
  Tell people that using svn diff for submitting new ports is ok.
  
  Reviewed by:	wblock
  Sponsored by:	Absolight
  Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D7006

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/quick-porting/chapter.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/quick-porting/chapter.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/quick-porting/chapter.xml	Tue Jun 28 16:06:54 2016	(r49016)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/quick-porting/chapter.xml	Tue Jun 28 16:06:57 2016	(r49017)
@@ -372,14 +372,25 @@ lib/X11/oneko/mouse.xpm</programlisting>
 	Reports and General Commentary</link> for more information
       submitting problem reports.</para> -->
 
-    <para>To submit <filename>oneko.shar</filename>, use the <link
-	xlink:href="https://bugs.freebsd.org/submit/">bug submit
-	form</link> (category <literal>Ports Tree</literal>).
-      Add a short
-      description of the program to the Description field of the PR
-      (perhaps a short version of <varname>COMMENT</varname>), and
-      do not forget to add <filename>oneko.shar</filename> as an
-      attachment.</para>
+    <para>A diff created from a <application>Subversion</application>
+      checkout of the ports tree is also acceptable.  Add all the
+      files with <command>svn add</command>.  <command>cd</command> to
+      the base of the ports tree so full paths to the changed files
+      are included in the diff, then generate the diff with
+      <command>svn diff</command>.  For example, <command>svn diff
+	games/oneko &gt; oneko.diff</command>.</para>
+
+    <para>Submit <filename>oneko.shar</filename> or
+      <filename>oneko.diff</filename> with the <link
+	xlink:href="https://bugs.freebsd.org/submit/">bug submission
+	form</link>..  Use product <quote>Ports &amp;
+	Packages</quote>, component <quote>Individual Port(s)</quote>,
+      and follow the guidelines shown there.
+      Add a short description of the program to the Description field
+      of the PR (perhaps a short version of
+      <varname>COMMENT</varname>), and remember to add
+      <filename>oneko.shar</filename> or
+      <filename>oneko.diff</filename> as an attachment.</para>
 
     <note>
       <para>Giving a good description in the summary of the problem
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