Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 26 Oct 2016 22:32:37 -0200 | From | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 11/11] docs: Add a warning to applying-patches.rst |
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Em Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:19:39 -0600 Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> escreveu:
> This is ancient stuff and we don't do things this way anymore. In the > absence of simply deleting the document, at least add a warning to it. > > Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> > --- > Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst | 4 ++++ > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst > index abd7dc7ae240..87825cf96f33 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst > @@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Original by: > Last update: > 2016-09-14 > > +.. note:: > + > + This document is obsolete. In most cases, rather than using ``patch`` > + manually, you'll almost certainly want to look at using Git instead.
Fair enough.
Reviewed-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
> > A frequently asked question on the Linux Kernel Mailing List is how to apply > a patch to the kernel or, more specifically, what base kernel a patch for
Thanks, Mauro
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