Git format-patch to be svn compatible?

Question

Is there any way to get a patch created with git format-patch to be svn compatible so that I can submit it to an svn repo?

I\'m working off an svn repo on github and

Answer 1

I always have to Google this but the way I've found that works perfectly (for me) is:

• Create the patch with git diff --no-prefix master..branch > somefile.diff, the master and branch part are optional, depends how you want to get your diffs.
• Send it wherever and apply with patch -p0 < somefile.diff.

It always seems to work fine for me and seems to be the simplest method that I've come across.

Answer 2

Make sure your changes are committed and rebased on top of your local git branch, from git bash run:

git show --pretty >> myChangesFile.patch