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diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml index 7f1f750461..ce1cd9ab3b 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml @@ -781,6 +781,14 @@ man page to verify the all of the cross references and file references are correct and that the man page has all of the appropriate <makevar>MLINK</makevar>s installed.</para> + + <para>Do not mix style fixes with new functionality. It makes + the diffs hard to read, and hides the new bugs. Do not + include whitespace changes with content changes in commits to + <filename>doc/</filename> or <filename>www/</filename>. It + makes the translators' job much more difficult. Instead, make any + style or whitespace changes in seperate commits that are clearly + labeled as such in the commit message.</para> </sect2> </sect1> diff --git a/en_US.ISO_8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml b/en_US.ISO_8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml index 7f1f750461..ce1cd9ab3b 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO_8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO_8859-1/articles/committers-guide/article.sgml @@ -781,6 +781,14 @@ man page to verify the all of the cross references and file references are correct and that the man page has all of the appropriate <makevar>MLINK</makevar>s installed.</para> + + <para>Do not mix style fixes with new functionality. It makes + the diffs hard to read, and hides the new bugs. Do not + include whitespace changes with content changes in commits to + <filename>doc/</filename> or <filename>www/</filename>. It + makes the translators' job much more difficult. Instead, make any + style or whitespace changes in seperate commits that are clearly + labeled as such in the commit message.</para> </sect2> </sect1> |