where to send patches [was Re: [PATCH] Allow passing frame parameters to emacsclient]

[Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>]

Andreas Rottmann wrote:

> This is the first patch I submit for Emacs, so I hope I followed all the
> rules :-).  I initially submitted a now-stale version of the patch as a
> bugreport[0] -- I assume I should close this, as patches are to be
> submitted and discussed on this mailinglist (or bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org),
> right?

Thank you for writing a patch, and I'm sorry no-one has really replied
about it yet, but why not just followup to your original report with a
revised version? How is anyone reading the report supposed to know a
newer version exists?

I forwarded the revised version to the report.


I strongly advise everybody sending in patches that add features or fix
bugs to send them to bug-gnu-emacs (which should really be thought of as
the bug and/or feature list). I feel like I've said this a lot, so
people either disagree or aren't noticing. So I'll probably stop saying
it. Forwarding things there is a bit of a chore, and I may not always
bother.

I know emacs-devel has more traffic, but I'm not sure that indicates much.

The bug-gnu-emacs list is coupled with a tracking system that makes
patches much easier to locate, even years later. I'm not aware of anyone
searching emacs-devel for old patches to apply. Maybe people are using
the "keep in their INBOX" method of tracking things though.