[Freeswitch-users] Newbie at patches, can someone shed light on my git issue?

[Mitch Capper]

So you clone freeswitch then:
git branch my_fix master  #clones master into my_fix branch for you to work in
git checkout my_fix #switches to the my_fix branch
#make changes to the files you change or add
#Mark the changes for commit, ie:
git add src/switch.c #use git add for modified or new files
git commit -m "My Fix" #commits your changes
git format-patch -w 1 #makes a patch for the last commit

The patch will contain the differences between the original code and
your code this is what you would put in a jira.

~mitch

On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Mario G <mario_fs at mgtech.com> wrote:
> I have made some source changes to fix build issues. I spent all day yesterday trying to get git to build a patch. Many web sites have info but no a-z info for someone new to this (the FS wiki and others all assume you know git pretty well). I tried several things such as the sequence below. But all I can ever get is format-patch generating the whole program instead of just the changes. I am thinking it may have to do with what directory I put the patch in. I tried various places with no luck. Do I duplicate the freeswitch dir and compare the two? I tried using linux diff but it does not create what looks like a FS patch. Thanks,
> Mario G
>
> cd freeswitch
> mkdir afixes
> git checkout -b afixes
>       put changed pgmname.c in afixes directory
> git add afixes/pgmname.c
> git commit -m "Lion spandsp compat"
> git format-patch master <-results in entire program added
>
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