git: 92f5023b66 - main - Contributing to ports: encourage using git-format-patch(1) and seeking help

Li-Wen Hsu <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.devel.cvs.doc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
The branch main has been updated by lwhsu:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=92f5023b666d622e705c00cffebf84cf88221879

commit 92f5023b666d622e705c00cffebf84cf88221879
Author:     Li-Wen Hsu <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: 2021-08-19 02:32:28 +0000
Commit:     Li-Wen Hsu <[email protected]>
CommitDate: 2021-08-19 02:32:28 +0000

    Contributing to ports: encourage using git-format-patch(1) and seeking help
    
    Input from:     Jose Luis Duran <[email protected]>,
                    Pau Amma <[email protected]>, bapt
    Approved by:    ygy (mentor)
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D31202
---
 documentation/content/en/articles/contributing/_index.adoc | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/documentation/content/en/articles/contributing/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/articles/contributing/_index.adoc
index 75cb38395a..7a1274a3ee 100644
--- a/documentation/content/en/articles/contributing/_index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/content/en/articles/contributing/_index.adoc
@@ -365,14 +365,15 @@ Please refer to link:{problem-reports}[Writing FreeBSD Problem Reports] for info
 +
 [NOTE]
 ======
-Please do not submit a man:shar[1] archive of the entire port; instead, use man:diff[1] `-ruN`.
+Please do not submit a man:shar[1] archive of the entire port; instead, use man:git-format-patch[1] or man:diff[1] `-ruN`.
 In this way, committers can much more easily see exactly what changes are being made.
 The Porter's Handbook section on link:{porters-handbook}#port-upgrading[Upgrading] has more information.
 ======
 . Wait
 +
 At some stage a committer will deal with your PR.
-It may take minutes, or it may take weeks - so please be patient.
+It may take minutes, or it may take one or two weeks - so please be patient.
+If it takes any longer, please seek for help on mailing lists ({freebsd-ports}), IRC: #bsdports on EFNet or #freebsd-ports on Libera for example.
 . Give feedback
 +
 If a committer finds a problem with your changes, they will most likely refer it back to you.
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