patch

How to make patch files to contribute to contributed modules

Key words and phrases: 
create patches for drupal modules run diff drupal make a patch
Description & Info: 

These instructions assume a GNU-Linux, Mac OS X, or other UNIX-y computing environment.

Follow these instructions:

http://drupal.org/patch/create

However, if you are making a patch for a contributed module rather than Drupal core, going to the Drupal root directory doesn't make sense.

How to apply a patch to a Drupal module

Key words and phrases: 
drupal apply patch Linux GNU Debian
Description & Info: 

Following the Drupal documentation on applying patches.

The module localization client, originally developed for Drupal 6, needs a patch to the Drupal core module, locale (note that while locale is core it is also optional and disabled by default).