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diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml index 8b58bb675e..8ab6ecf662 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-newbie.xml | |||
@@ -1005,7 +1005,8 @@ | |||
1005 | </para> | 1005 | </para> |
1006 | 1006 | ||
1007 | <para> | 1007 | <para> |
1008 | Following are general instructions for both pushing changes upstream and for submitting changes as patches. | 1008 | Following are general instructions for both pushing changes upstream and for submitting |
1009 | changes as patches. | ||
1009 | </para> | 1010 | </para> |
1010 | 1011 | ||
1011 | <section id='pushing-a-change-upstream'> | 1012 | <section id='pushing-a-change-upstream'> |
@@ -1029,6 +1030,11 @@ | |||
1029 | <filename>send-pull-request</filename>. | 1030 | <filename>send-pull-request</filename>. |
1030 | You can find these scripts in the <filename>scripts</filename> directory of the | 1031 | You can find these scripts in the <filename>scripts</filename> directory of the |
1031 | Yocto Project file structure.</para> | 1032 | Yocto Project file structure.</para> |
1033 | <para>Using these scripts correctly formats the requests without introducing any | ||
1034 | whitespace or HTML formatting. | ||
1035 | The maintainer that receives your patches needs to be able to save and apply them | ||
1036 | directly from your emails. | ||
1037 | Using these scripts is the preferred method for sending patches.</para> | ||
1032 | <para>For help on using these scripts, simply provide the | 1038 | <para>For help on using these scripts, simply provide the |
1033 | <filename>-h</filename> argument as follows: | 1039 | <filename>-h</filename> argument as follows: |
1034 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | 1040 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> |