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diff --git a/doc/main.tex b/doc/main.tex index 035024b..701801f 100644 --- a/doc/main.tex +++ b/doc/main.tex @@ -539,14 +539,22 @@ When the number of patches in a project grows large, it becomes increasingly difficult to find the right place for adding a new patch in the patch series. At a certain point, patches will get inserted at the end of the patch series, because finding the right place has become too -complicated. In the long run this leads to more and more mess. - -To help keep the big picture, the \quilt{graph} command generates -\textit{dot} graphs showing the dependencies between patches. The ouput -of this command can be visualized using the tools from AT\&T Research's -Graph Visualization Project (GraphViz, \url{http://www.graphviz.org/}). -The \quilt{graph} command can generate various different kinds of -graphs. +complicated. In the long run, a mess accumulates. + +To help avoid this by keeping the big picture, the \quilt{graph} command +generates \textit{dot} graphs showing the dependencies between +patches.\footnote{ + Currently, \quilt{graph} only considers which files the + patches modify. Multiple patches may modify different areas + in the same file(s) without conflicting, in which case + \quilt{graph} would report false dependencies. It is + difficult to determine reliably whether or not two patches + have conflicts without actually applying the patches in + different orders. +} The ouput of this command can be visualized using the tools from AT\&T +Research's Graph Visualization Project (GraphViz, +\url{http://www.graphviz.org/}). The \quilt{graph} command supports +different kinds of graphs. \subsection{Advanced Diffing} diff --git a/doc/quilt.pdf b/doc/quilt.pdf Binary files differindex cdbd25f..5e5ad94 100644 --- a/doc/quilt.pdf +++ b/doc/quilt.pdf |