Re: git-diff shows none, even before ./bootstrap

[Jim Meyering]

address@hidden wrote:
> Following the instructions in Reading README-hacking,
> $ ./bootstrap
> Error: 'autoconf' not found ...
> Well, rather then installing all those boring packages, I just skipped down to
>> At this point, there should be no difference between your local copy,
>> and the GIT master copy:
>>        $ git diff
>> should output no difference.
> Ha ha, it shows no difference already,
> $ git-diff|wc
>       0       0       0
> and you wanted to fool me into installing all those debs just to make
> a documentation patch! So README-hacking had better say better what

;-)
Almost worked, eh?

> the goal of those steps I skipped are. I mean, taking those steps
> could only make my perfect 0 0 0 less perfect. P.S. I used git-clone
> --depth 1 as you never know how big it will be without looking in the

All those pesky makefile rules...
Running "make check" is useful even for documentation changes.
There are some makefile rules that will check for
common policy/syntax-related issues even in the *.texi files.