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@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ code and clone the code to start hacking. (github makes this really easy
with their "fork" concept). But it's usually a good thing to tell us first
what you want to do, to avoid unneeded or duplicate work.
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+Note that cloning and letting us pull (preferably via github) is way more
+workable then submitting plain patches. Git is good in merging in branches
+even if the base code has changed in the meanwhile. This does not work with
+patches.
### VALGRIND PROFILING
$ add this to Makefile header: CFLAGS=-g