[Ffmpeg-cvslog] r8412 - trunk/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi

[michael]

Author: michael
Date: Thu Mar 15 13:38:45 2007
New Revision: 8412

Modified:
   trunk/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi

Log:
patches should be split into incremental changes if possible
add patch split reasoning
suggest asking on ffmpeg-dev if theres doubt about spliting
(and like always if any developer disagrees say so and ill revert this and we can disscuss it on ffmpeg-dev)



Modified: trunk/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi
==============================================================================
--- trunk/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi	(original)
+++ trunk/doc/ffmpeg-doc.texi	Thu Mar 15 13:38:45 2007
@@ -1492,7 +1492,13 @@ please use av_log() instead.
    reported and eventually fixed.
 @item
    Do not commit unrelated changes together, split them into self-contained
-   pieces.
+   pieces. Also dont forget that if part B depends on part A but A doesnt
+   depend on B, then A can and should be commited first and seperately from B.
+   Keeping changes well split into self contained parts makes reviewing and
+   understanding them on svn log at the time of commit and later when
+   debugging a bug much easier.
+   Also if you have doubt about spliting or not spliting, dont hesitate to
+   ask/disscuss it on the developer mailing list.
 @item
    Do not change behavior of the program (renaming options etc) without
    first discussing it on the ffmpeg-devel mailing list. Do not remove