2025-12-04 08:32:27ordex:
fixing format in patch example
Development/DeveloperDocumentation.md ..
@@ 94,50 94,50 @@
**John Doe:**
```
-
\tAuthor: John Doe <john.doe@example.com>
+
Author: John Doe <john.doe@example.com> [auto-generated by git]
Short summary of the patch
-
\tA more detailed description of this patch fixing x.y.z. This can
+
A more detailed description of this patch fixing x.y.z. This can
even span over several lines to explain the patch.
-
\tSigned-off-by: John Doe <john.doe@example.com>
+
Signed-off-by: John Doe <john.doe@example.com>
-
\t<the patch itself>
+
<the patch itself>
```
**Jane Doe will send it further as:**
```
-
\tAuthor: John Doe <john.doe@example.com>
+
Author: John Doe <john.doe@example.com> [auto-generated by git]
Short summary of the patch
-
\tA more detailed description of this patch fixing x.y.z. This can
+
A more detailed description of this patch fixing x.y.z. This can
even span over several lines to explain the patch.
-
\tSigned-off-by: John Doe <john.doe@example.com>
-
\tSigned-off-by: Jane Doe <jane@doe.net>
+
Signed-off-by: John Doe <john.doe@example.com>
+
Signed-off-by: Jane Doe <jane@doe.net>
-
\t<the patch itself>
+
<the patch itself>
```
**When Bob Boss ACKs the patch**, the final commit to be found in the
source code repository will be:
```
-
\tAuthor: John Doe <john.doe@example.com>
+
Author: John Doe <john.doe@example.com> [auto-generated by git]
Short summary of the patch
-
\tA more detailed description of this patch fixing x.y.z. This can
+
A more detailed description of this patch fixing x.y.z. This can
even span over several lines to explain the patch.
-
\tSigned-off-by: John Doe <john.doe@example.com>
-
\tSigned-off-by: Jane Doe <jane@doe.net>
-
\tAcked-by: Bob Boss <bob@bigbucks.com>
-
\tSigned-off-by: David Sommerseth <dazo@users.sourceforge.net>
+
Signed-off-by: John Doe <john.doe@example.com>
+
Signed-off-by: Jane Doe <jane@doe.net>
+
Acked-by: Bob Boss <bob@bigbucks.com>
+
Signed-off-by: David Sommerseth <dazo@users.sourceforge.net>
-
\t<the patch itself>
+
<the patch itself>
```
The Acked-by: can be the one who does the final commit to the source code repository, but it can also be someone who doesn't do the final commit. The last Signed-off-by should normally be the person who does the final commit. This is usually the person who "touched" the patch by adding the Acked-by line(s).
