[mythtv] Proper way to create a patch

[Xavier Hervy]

Jason Donahue wrote:

> Hello,
> I have done some coding for mythweb's music page to extend it's
> functionality, and would like to submit a patch. Problem is, I'm not sure
> how to do it right/conform to what is wanted.
> 
> I figure I should be doing 'diff -u', but my changes affect multiple
> files, some in subdirectories, and creates a couple of files as well. So,
> is there a nice command to create one big diff file on the directory?
> 
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cvs -d :pserver:mythtv at cvs.mythtv.org:/var/lib/mythcvs diff -u mythweb > 
yourfirstpatch.diff

Xavier