$ mkdir -p my/changes $ export QUILT_PATCHES=my/changes $ export QUILT_SERIES=patchlist $ quilt new mychange1 >~ Patch (my/changes/)?mychange1 is now on top $ unset QUILT_PATCHES $ unset QUILT_SERIES $ cat .pc/.quilt_patches > my/changes $ cat .pc/.quilt_series > patchlist $ cat my/changes/patchlist > mychange1 # Verify that the custom location is still used even # if QUILT_PATCHES is not set $ quilt new mychange2 >~ Patch (my/changes/)?mychange2 is now on top # Verify that the root directory can be identified even # without QUILT_PATCHES with the .pc directory $ cd my $ quilt applied >~ (../my/changes/)?mychange1 >~ (../my/changes/)?mychange2 $ cd ..