Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of CreatePatch

Timestamp:

05/10/09 20:42:51 (6 years ago)

Author:

mmadia

Comment:

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CreatePatch

@@ -4 +4 @@
 
  1. Place the directory (for example, named {{{xyz-1.0.0}}}) containing the original sources in a directory of your liking
- 1. Place the directory containing the patched sources in the same directory. You'll need to rename it first, of course (say {{{xyz-1.0.0-beos}}}
+ 1. Place the directory containing the patched sources in the same directory. You'll need to rename it first, of course (say {{{xyz-1.0.0-haiku}}}
  1. Now create the patch with
 {{{
-diff -Naur xyz-1.0.0 xyz-1.0.0-beos > xyz-1.0.0.patch
+diff -Naur xyz-1.0.0/ xyz-1.0.0-haiku/ > xyz-1.0.0.patch
 }}}
 
@@ -13 +13 @@
 
 Congratulations! The generated patch is BePorter compatible.
+
+Note: when creating a patch from a svn or a similar repository, it is preferred to create the patch from the top-most directory.
+As example, image we wish to create a patch of Haiku's OptionalPackage file.
+{{{
+cd /path/haiku/
+svn diff build/jam/OptionalPackages > ~/OptionalPackage-<new-pkg>.patch
+}}}
+A patch created in this manner is the preferred method, as it allows the developers to apply it from their top-most directory.
+