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diff --git a/docs/manual/patch-policy.txt b/docs/manual/patch-policy.txt index 6e27e717ab..0b4604e5c3 100644 --- a/docs/manual/patch-policy.txt +++ b/docs/manual/patch-policy.txt @@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ upstream SCM software to generate the patch set. Otherwise, concatenate the header with the output of the +diff -purN package-version.orig/ package-version/+ command. +If you update an existing patch (e.g. when bumping the package version), +make sure the existing From header and Signed-off-by tags are not +removed, but do update the rest of the patch comment when appropriate. + At the end, the patch should look like: --------------- |
