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Re: Sumbitting 'patches' that add lots of files (Was: Re: Could we start accepting rich-text postings on the gcc lists?)
On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Joern Rennecke
<joern.rennecke@embecosm.com> wrote:
> Quoting Richard Biener <richard.guenther@gmail.com>:
>
>> That said, filtering any non text/plain mail into spam keeps me off most
>> spam. Thus be warned when you try to get patches in non text/plain
>> sent to me ;)
>
>
> Should I uuencode new port submissions?
> Expressing addition of several score files as a 'patch' is not always an
> option. Uncompressed, the Synopsys Designware ARC port weighs in at more
> than a megabyte.
I don't know - I usually don't review new port submissions. I think
for new files
attaching the new file itself instead of a patch producing it is common practice
(though doesn't save much space). One file per mail is then convenient for
review anyway.
Richard.