docs/manual: update documentation about applying patches

The Buildroot manual is currently wrong when describing how patches
are applied: it says that <packagename>-*.patch is applied, and that
<packagename>-<seq>-*.patch is the recommended name for patches. This
is incorrect, since we're now using just <seq>-*.patch. This commit
adjusts the documentation accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
Reviewed-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
This commit is contained in:
Thomas Petazzoni 2015-03-29 19:33:23 +02:00
parent 0eba4759fa
commit a5fd21d2e5
2 changed files with 6 additions and 7 deletions

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@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ information is (assuming the package name is +libfoo+) :
+LIBFOO_SITE+. If +HOST_LIBFOO_PATCH+ is not specified, it defaults
to +LIBFOO_PATCH+. Note that patches that are included in Buildroot
itself use a different mechanism: all files of the form
+<packagename>-*.patch+ present in the package directory inside
+*.patch+ present in the package directory inside
Buildroot will be applied to the package after extraction (see
xref:patch-policy[patching a package]). Finally, patches listed in
the +LIBFOO_PATCH+ variable are applied _before_ the patches stored

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@ -33,12 +33,11 @@ follows:
* If a +series+ file exists in the package directory, then patches are
applied according to the +series+ file;
+
* Otherwise, patch files matching +<packagename>-*.patch+
are applied in alphabetical order.
So, to ensure they are applied in the right order, it is highly
recommended to name the patch files like this:
+<packagename>-<number>-<description>.patch+, where +<number>+
refers to the 'apply order'.
* Otherwise, patch files matching +*.patch+ are applied in
alphabetical order. So, to ensure they are applied in the right
order, it is highly recommended to name the patch files like this:
+<number>-<description>.patch+, where +<number>+ refers to the
'apply order'.
For information about how patches are applied for a package, see
xref:patch-apply-order[]