[Buildroot] RFC: package patching

[Thomas Petazzoni]

Le Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:05:47 +0100,
Thomas De Schampheleire <patrickdepinguin+buildroot at gmail.com> a écrit :

> Although you are right that there is no such thing as a generic patch,
> I still feel there is a conceptual difference between:
> * modifications intended for all versions of a package, for example
> modifications that we know will never go upstream because they are
> buildroot-specific, and
> * modifications which are intended for a specific version, for example
> a backport of a change that was already fixed in a later version.

I get your point.

> To remove our reliance on 'luck', I agree it may be best to add
> version numbers to either type of patch. If a package has multiple
> versions, the patch may simply be duplicated with separate version
> numbers.
> 
> But, should we mark the difference between such patches in a
> different way?

Yes, through comments in the respective patch descriptions.

Regards,

Thomas
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