[Buildroot] [git commit] docs/manual: fix patch naming convention
Thomas Petazzoni
thomas.petazzoni at free-electrons.com
Tue Aug 9 13:45:32 UTC 2016
commit: https://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/commit/?id=fe7babeeb0a2be4a29bfbae275e0dd8fe972c711
branch: https://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/commit/?id=refs/heads/master
Otherwise conflicts with the naming convention from previous section.
Signed-off-by: Gary Bisson <gary.bisson at boundarydevices.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni at free-electrons.com>
---
docs/manual/patch-policy.txt | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/manual/patch-policy.txt b/docs/manual/patch-policy.txt
index 5a1fe4f..e1df8b0 100644
--- a/docs/manual/patch-policy.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/patch-policy.txt
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ details.
* 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.
+* 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:
- +<packagename>-<number>-<description>.patch+, where +<number>+
- refers to the 'apply order'.
+ +<number>-<description>.patch+, where +<number>+ refers to the
+ 'apply order'.
. If +BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR+ is defined, the directories will be
enumerated in the order they are specified. The patches are applied
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