http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/NewPackageProcess says: > Patches should start at Patch0, don't use Patch, even if you only have one > right now, because inevitably, you'll need another one at some point > before the sun explodes. What is the rationale? Patch: foo.patch Patch1: bar.patch # ... %patch -p1 -b .foo %patch1 -p1 -b .bar work just fine. 'Patch' == 'Patch0' is true.