GNU/Linux |
Debian 7.3.0(Wheezy) |
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what-patch(1) |
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what−patch − detect which patch system a Debian package uses
what−patch [options]
what−patch examines the debian/rules file to determine which patch system the Debian package is using.
what−patch should be run from the root directory of the Debian source package.
Listed below
are the command line options for what−patch:
−h, −−help
Display a help message and exit.
−v |
Enable verbose mode. This will include the listing of any files modified outside or the debian/ directory and report any additional details about the patch system if available. |
what−patch was written by Kees Cook <kees@ubuntu.com>, Siegfried-A. Gevatter <rainct@ubuntu.com>, and Daniel Hahler <ubuntu@thequod.de>, among others. This manual page was written by Jonathan Patrick Davies <jpds@ubuntu.com>.
Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.
The Ubuntu MOTU team has some documentation about patch systems at the Ubuntu wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/PatchSystems
cdbs−edit−patch(1), dbs−edit−patch(1), dpatch−edit−patch(1)
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