From fe7babeeb0a2be4a29bfbae275e0dd8fe972c711 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gary Bisson Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 15:33:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs/manual: fix patch naming convention Otherwise conflicts with the naming convention from previous section. Signed-off-by: Gary Bisson Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni --- 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 5a1fe4f46e..e1df8b003f 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 +-*.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: - +--.patch+, where ++ - refers to the 'apply order'. + +-.patch+, where ++ 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 -- 2.30.2