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Making a modification I learned how to exclude certain files when making a patch file (thanks n7800!).
Normally one would use
git diff > todo.patch
But with Lazarus Pascal this would come with unwanted PO and POT (translation) files, and (under macOS anyway) lazarus.app and startlazarus.app (exclude sections).
Sometimes it also coms with unwanted white space which we'd like to exclude as well (-w option).
All options together this would make
git diff -- . ':(exclude)*.po' ':(exclude)*.pot' ':(exclude)lazarus.app' ':(exclude)startlazarus.app' -w > mychanges.patch
Running this in the Lazarus directory will create a nice and clean Diff file (for small changes).
Hope this is useful for others, at least a nice reminder for myself.
