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@@ -57,13 +57,14 @@ There are pretty many tests, but nowhere near as many as we need.
Additions and corrections are very welcome.
If you see a problem that you've already reported, feel free to re-report
it -- it won't bother me to get a reminder. Besides, the more messages
I get regarding a particular problem the sooner it'll be fixed --
usually. If you sent a complete patch and, after a couple weeks you
haven't received any acknowledgement please ping us. A complete patch
includes a well-written ChangeLog entry, unified (diff -u format) diffs,
an explanation for why the patch is necessary or useful, and if at all
possible, enough information to reproduce whatever problem prompted it.
it -- it won't bother me to get a reminder. Besides, the more messages I
get regarding a particular problem the sooner it'll be fixed -- usually.
If you sent a complete patch and, after a couple weeks you haven't
received any acknowledgement please ping us. A complete patch includes
a well-written ChangeLog entry, unified (diff -u format) diffs relative
to the most recent test release, an explanation for why the patch is
necessary or useful, and if at all possible, enough information to
reproduce whatever problem prompted it.
If your patch adds a new feature, please try to get some sort of consensus
that it is a worthwhile change. One way to do that is to send mail to