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[Quilt-dev] {PATCH] Document the patch grouping feature
From: |
Jean Delvare |
Subject: |
[Quilt-dev] {PATCH] Document the patch grouping feature |
Date: |
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:04:36 +0100 |
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Document the patch grouping feature.
This fixes bug #12428.
---
Comments anyone? If there are other places where this could/should
be documented, please let me know.
doc/main.tex | 4 ++--
quilt/new.in | 3 ++-
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
--- a/doc/main.tex
+++ b/doc/main.tex
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ Patch files are located in the \textsf{p
source tree (see Figure~\ref{fig:dir-layout}). The \textsf{QUILT\_PATCHES}
environment variable can be used to override this location and quilt
will remember this location by storing its value in the
-\textsf{.pc/.quilt\_patches} file. The
-\textsf{patches} directory may contain sub-directories.
+\textsf{.pc/.quilt\_patches} file. The \textsf{patches} directory may contain
+sub-directories, which is useful for grouping related patches together.
\textsf{patches} may also be a symbolic link instead of a directory.
A file called \textsf{series} contains a list of patch file names that
--- a/quilt/new.in
+++ b/quilt/new.in
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ usage()
then
printf $"
Create a new patch with the specified file name, and insert it after the
-topmost patch.
+topmost patch. The name can be prefixed with a sub-directory name, allowing
+for grouping related patches together.
-p n Create a -p n style patch (-p0 or -p1 are supported).
--
Jean Delvare
Suse L3
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