GNU bug report logs - #76594
[PATCH 0/3] some quilt things

Previous Next

Package: guix-patches;

Reported by: Morgan Smith <Morgan.J.Smith <at> outlook.com>

Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:24:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Full log


Message #23 received at 76594 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Morgan Smith <Morgan.J.Smith <at> outlook.com>
Cc: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, 76594 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#76594] [PATCH 1/3] doc: Mention that patch files should be
 generated with quilt.
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 23:19:44 +0900
Hi Morgan,

Morgan Smith <Morgan.J.Smith <at> outlook.com> writes:

> * doc/guix.texi: Add a reference to the command quilt in the places that
> mention patch files

I'm not sure quilt is really relevant still, in this git-is-everywhere
era?  I think it was mostly used on Debian, mostly useful back in the
day where there was no distributed VCS I'd assume.

I'd drop this commit.

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim




This bug report was last modified 62 days ago.

Previous Next


GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.