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@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ These patch files should be named +<number>-<description>.patch+.
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- The field +<number>+ in the patch file name refers to the 'apply order',
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- The field +<number>+ in the patch file name refers to the 'apply order',
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and shall start at 1; It is preferred to pad the number with zeros up to 4
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and shall start at 1; It is preferred to pad the number with zeros up to 4
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digits, like 'git-format-patch' does. E.g.: +0001-foobar-the-buz.patch+
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digits, like 'git-format-patch' does. E.g.: +0001-foobar-the-buz.patch+
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+- The patch email subject prefix shall not be numbered. Patches shall
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+ be generated with the +git format-patch -N+ command, since this
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+ numbering is automatically added for series. For example, the patch
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+ subject line should look like +Subject: [PATCH] foobar the buz+ rather
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+ than +Subject: [PATCH n/m] foobar the buz+.
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- Previously, it was mandatory for patches to be prefixed with the name of
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- Previously, it was mandatory for patches to be prefixed with the name of
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the package, like +<package>-<number>-<description>.patch+, but that is
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the package, like +<package>-<number>-<description>.patch+, but that is
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no longer the case. Existing packages will be fixed as time passes. 'Do
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no longer the case. Existing packages will be fixed as time passes. 'Do
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