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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/main.tex | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | quilt.changes | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | quilt/new.in | 3 |
3 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/doc/main.tex b/doc/main.tex index 51042dd..a3404c4 100644 --- a/doc/main.tex +++ b/doc/main.tex @@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ Patch files are located in the \textsf{patches} sub-directory of the 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 diff --git a/quilt.changes b/quilt.changes index 05db39b..c3e6f75 100644 --- a/quilt.changes +++ b/quilt.changes @@ -1,4 +1,10 @@ ------------------------------------------------------------------- +Wed Feb 22 14:39:44 CET 2012 - jdelvare@suse.de + +- doc/main.tex, new: Document the patch grouping feature. This + fixes bug #12428. + +------------------------------------------------------------------- Fri Feb 17 21:18:06 CET 2012 - jdelvare@suse.de - setup.test: Increase coverage. Test for reverted patches, patches diff --git a/quilt/new.in b/quilt/new.in index 68aae20..92fe28a 100644 --- 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). |