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| author | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2008-11-11 09:40:18 +0100 |
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| committer | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2008-11-11 09:40:18 +0100 |
| commit | e0cb4ebcd9e5b4ddd8216c20f54445c91b1fa4b9 (patch) | |
| tree | d1c3b22b7e9f02fb56927da530da09c6ee7ce0b9 /Documentation/email-clients.txt | |
| parent | a309720c876d7ad2e224bfd1982c92ae4364c82e (diff) | |
| parent | 45b86a96f17cb2900f291129b0e67287400e45b2 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'tracing/urgent' into tracing/ftrace
Conflicts:
kernel/trace/trace.c
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diff --git a/Documentation/email-clients.txt b/Documentation/email-clients.txt index 2ebb94d..a618efa 100644 --- a/Documentation/email-clients.txt +++ b/Documentation/email-clients.txt @@ -213,4 +213,29 @@ TkRat (GUI) Works. Use "Insert file..." or external editor. +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Gmail (Web GUI) + +If you just have to use Gmail to send patches, it CAN be made to work. It +requires a bit of external help, though. + +The first problem is that Gmail converts tabs to spaces. This will +totally break your patches. To prevent this, you have to use a different +editor. There is a firefox extension called "ViewSourceWith" +(https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/394) which allows you to +edit any text box in the editor of your choice. Configure it to launch +your favorite editor. When you want to send a patch, use this technique. +Once you have crafted your messsage + patch, save and exit the editor, +which should reload the Gmail edit box. GMAIL WILL PRESERVE THE TABS. +Hoorah. Apparently you can cut-n-paste literal tabs, but Gmail will +convert those to spaces upon sending! + +The second problem is that Gmail converts tabs to spaces on replies. If +you reply to a patch, don't expect to be able to apply it as a patch. + +The last problem is that Gmail will base64-encode any message that has a +non-ASCII character. That includes things like European names. Be aware. + +Gmail is not convenient for lkml patches, but CAN be made to work. + ### |
