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authorXavier Noria <fxn@hashref.com>2011-03-05 12:06:43 +0100
committerXavier Noria <fxn@hashref.com>2011-03-05 12:06:43 +0100
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@@ -349,7 +349,20 @@ $ git commit -a
$ git format-patch master --stdout > my_new_patch.diff
</shell>
-Sanity check the results of this operation: open the diff file in your text editor of choice and make sure that no unintended changes crept in.
+Open the diff file in your text editor of choice to sanity check the results, and make sure that no unintended changes crept in.
+
+You can also perform an extra check by applying the patch to a different dedicated branch:
+
+<shell>
+$ git checkout -b testing_branch
+$ git apply --check my_new_patch.diff
+</shell>
+
+Please make sure the patch does not introduce whitespace errors:
+
+<shell>
+$ git apply --whitespace=error-all mynew_patch.diff
+</shell>
You can check your patches by applying your patch to an different dedicated branch: