On 8 September 2017 at 11:10, lhmouse wrote: > Dear GCC developers, > > I have created a patch for enabling diagnostic colors on Windows. In order to > allow the patch to be integrate with GCC, I need the copyright > assignment/disclaimer forms, according to > <https://gcc.gnu.org/contribute.html>. Our MinGW target maintainer, jon_y, is > also interested in the patch. While we have no idea about the process about > submitting patches, we need some guidance about: > > 1. where I get the copyright assignment or disclaimer forms, and
I'll send you the form, which you need to email to the FSF. > 2. what I do with that form (from > <https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/maintain.html#Legal-Matters> I learned > that I print it, sign it, then send back a scanned copy of it, is that > enough?), and The FSF will send you the paperwork to sign and return to them. > 3. which format I use for the patch (it was generated using Git rather than > SVN), the changelog, etc. That's explained at https://gcc.gnu.org/contribute.html#patches or you can look at the thousands of examples sent to the gcc-patches mailing list, to see what others do.
