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In order to submit patches for the ubuntu network-manager patches follow the following instructions.

1. branch the package from bzr and cd into it

   bzr branch https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/network-manager/ubuntu.0.6.x network-manager.debian
   cd network-manager.debian

2. apply all currently existing patches:

   ln -s debian/patches
   quilt push -a

3. create a new patch:

   quilt new XX_your_new_patch_name.patch

4. register the files you want to modify before actually modifying them, e.g.

   quilt add src/NetworkManagerUtils.h
   quilt add src/NetworkManagerUtils.c
   quilt add src/nm-ap-security.c

5. then edit the files and refresh the patch after you have applied your changes

   quilt refresh --diffstat -U8 --no-timestamps

6. you can then build the package and if you find your modifications could be improved, just edit the files or register new ones (using quilt add like above); after your modifications are finished, refresh your patch again

   quilt refresh --diffstat -U8 --no-timestamps

After you finished the patch just open a launchpad bug to track the inclusion of this bug.

You can either attach the debian/patches/XX_your_new_patch_name.patch patch or create a bzr branch in launchpad where you push your ready-to-be-merged package (with the new patch) to. Remember to post your bzr branch url to the bug when submitting your fix through bzr.