[This was originally from Richard Stallman who was writing about
 Emacs.  --jwe]

A reminder for those sending patches for Octave:

  * Always make the diffs with context.  Preferably use diff -c.  It
    is unreliable to install a diff without context, and therefore we
    probably will not take the risk of trying; instead we will
    probably ask you to send a context diff.  You might as well send
    that in your first message.

  * Always send change log entries with your patches.  Itemize the
    entri                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         