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=== W[hat]TF ===
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Gentoo patchsets that have grown too large to keep on the rsync mirrors have
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been moved to our cvs tree. From there, we bundle up all the whee little
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patches into a tarball and distribute it via our public mirroring system.
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If you want specific info about a patch (like wtf it does or whose great idea
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it was to change the code), read the patch ! We try to fill out the top of
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them with useful info such as what it does, why it's needed, bug reports,
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original creators, etc... For simple patches, we reserve the right to assume
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your IQ is greater than absolute 0 and figure out what it does w/out an
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explanation. If, by some miracle of science, it falls below the absolute 0
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mark, you should help mankind by finding some scientists and letting them
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probe you with their ... erm ... probes.
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=================
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=== W[here]TF ===
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=================
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For those with CVS access, you want the 'src/patchsets' dir inside of the
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'gentoo' cvs module.
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For those w/out CVS access, this URL should help you:
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http://sources.gentoo.org/gentoo/src/patchsets/
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(you can also find anon cvs access there too)
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It should be pretty easy to find your way around, you're a big boy after all.
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===============
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=== H[ow]TF ===
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===============
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The patch naming/applying convention might be a little confusing to the Gentoo
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outsider, so here's a quick rundown. Patch tarballs are applied in Gentoo via
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a helper command called "epatch". This command is pretty forgiving when it
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comes to applying patches.
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For example, it will autodetect the required -p# by starting at 0 and counting
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up until things apply. So do not expect a patch series to all be at the same -p
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level even if they all apply from the same source directory. Typically however,
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people will use -p0 or -p1.
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The epatch command will also use the -E option by default as the `patch` command
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can be pretty picky about removing files. We just force the issue. If you
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really need to empty out a file but leave it behind, people can use `touch` in
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the ebuild.
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The patch naming convention is part rigorous and part open ended. By default,
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the patch should follow:
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#_<arch>_<desc>.patch
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The number field is to provide strict numerical ordering and has no limit (well,
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except for your IMAGINATION). The <arch> field corresponds to the Gentoo arch
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naming convention (so expect to see "amd64" instead of "x86_64"). If you see
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"all" (which is how we strongly encourage people to manage things), then the
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patch should be applied for all arches, and any arch-specific issues can then
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be handled at build time (configure detection or something). The <desc> is a
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free form field where people can stick whatever they want.
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