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@@ -191,11 +191,6 @@ change to a revision control system. It will be followed by:
option to diff will associate function names with changes, making the
resulting patch easier for others to read.
-You should avoid including changes to irrelevant files (those generated by
-the build process, for example, or editor backup files) in the patch. The
-file "dontdiff" in the Documentation directory can help in this regard;
-pass it to diff with the "-X" option.
-
The tags already briefly mentioned above are used to provide insights how
the patch came into being. They are described in detail in the
:ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <submittingpatches>`