RE: Script for applying a set of patches from a folder

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-omap-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:linux-omap-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Elvis Dowson
> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 9:51 PM
> To: Linux OMAP Users
> Subject: Re: Script for applying a set of patches from a folder
> 
> Hi Kevin,
> 		  I'm using OpenEmbedded, so I have to extract the patches first,  
> then apply them and tweak the generated patches manually by hand.  
> Sometimes, I will end up with some patches that require me to create a  
> temporary workarea, apply all the patches that lead up to a particular  
> change, and then manually apply the offending patch, and then extract  
> a diff from that modification, and then re-insert it back to the  
> OpenEmbedded work area.
> 
> So I just needed this solution, to quickly fast forward to the point  
> that I want to apply the patch. I'll try it out.
> 

How about quilt?

<http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt>

- Anand

> Best regards,
> 
> Elvis
> 
> 
> 
> On Jun 5, 2009, at 6:38 PM, Kevin Hilman wrote:
> 
> >>
> >
> > Not sure exactly what you're trying to do here, but since the PM
> > branch probably makes up most of those patches, why do you need to
> > apply them?  Can't you just checkout the pm branch and add the other
> > patches on top?  e.g.
> >
> > Create a test branch for your work in progress which is 
> rooted at the
> > pm branch:
> >
> > $ git checkout -b wip/test pm
> >
> > Apply your other patches (dss2, etc.)
> >
> > $ git am <patches>
> >
> > Kevin
> 
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