Remove a hack that tries to understand incorrect triples from the

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       patches may not apply correctly if the underlying code changes between the
       time the patch was created and the time it is applied.</li>
 
-  <li>Patches should be made with this command:
-<div class="doc_code">
-<pre>
-svn diff
-</pre>
-</div>
-      or with the utility <tt>utils/mkpatch</tt>, which makes it easy to read
-      the diff.</li>
+  <li>Patches should be made with <tt>svn diff</tt>, or similar. If you use
+      a different tool, make sure it uses the <tt>diff -u</tt> format and
+      that it doesn't contain clutter which makes it hard to read.</li>
 
-  <li>Patches should not include differences in generated code such as the code
-      generated by <tt>autoconf</tt> or <tt>tblgen</tt>. The
-      <tt>utils/mkpatch</tt> utility takes care of this for you.</li>
+  <li>If you are modifying generated files, such as the top-level
+      <tt>configure</tt> script, please separate out those changes into
+      a separate patch from the rest of your changes.</li>
 </ol>
   
 <p>When sending a patch to a mailing list, it is a good idea to send it as an