improved README.contrib (#500371)

git-svn-id: svn://anonscm.debian.org/ddp/manuals/trunk/developers-reference@5794 313b444b-1b9f-4f58-a734-7bb04f332e8d

diff --git a/README-contrib b/README-contrib
index e312c0c89a2f1021bf59f906f9ae15cac7899d66..bd72459b4524bee259c7714720a5ac107d146120 100644 (file)
--- a/README-contrib
+++ b/README-contrib
@@ -51,13 +51,19 @@ SVN access for other reasons.
 
 If you're interested in ongoing maintenance, once you've shown that
 you've mastered the style of the manual with a couple accepted
-patches, you can be given SVN access. If you have already
+patches, you can be given SVN access. If you already have
 access to the SVN server for other reasons, do not use it unless
 authorized to do so.
 
-Instructions on how to get the SVN version of this software, including
-how to get SVN access, can be found at
-<URL:http://svn.debian.org/>.
+This manual is a part of the Debian Documentation Project (DDP).
+Information about SVN access for DDP can be found at
+<http://www.debian.org/doc/cvs>.
+
+If you just want to check out the current SVN version of this
+manual to create patches against, you can use the following
+command to do so:
+
+svn co svn://svn.debian.org/ddp/manuals/trunk/developers-reference
 
 
 * Translators

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9839c6f86bbf109853b81eea23abee8d4afd04b7..f3023436034bf0cc5a5a050f28411f54dec2121d 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ developers-reference (3.4.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Clarify wording about repackaged .orig.tar.gz.
     Thanks to Cyril Brulebois for the patch.
     Closes: #492661.
+  * Improved README.contrib. Mention command to checkout the SVN
+    version. Thanks to Christine Spang for the patch.
+    Closes: #500371.
 
- -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net>  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:15:35 +0100
+ -- Lucas Nussbaum <lucas@lucas-nussbaum.net>  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:20:12 +0100
 
 developers-reference (3.4.0) unstable; urgency=low