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Tips for Making and Using Patches
Use some common sense when making and using patches. For example,
when sending bug fixes to a program's maintainer, send several small
patches, one per independent subject, instead of one large,
harder-to-digest patch that covers all the subjects.
Here are some other things you should keep in mind if you are going to
distribute patches for updating a software package.
