NAME
what-patch - detect which patch system a Debian package uses
SYNOPSIS
what-patch [options]
DESCRIPTION
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.
OPTIONS
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. |
AUTHORS
what-patch was written by Kees Cook <kees [AT] ubuntu.com>, Siegfried-A. Gevatter <rainct [AT] ubuntu.com>, and Daniel Hahler <ubuntu [AT] thequod.de>, among others. This manual page was written by Jonathan Patrick Davies <jpds [AT] ubuntu.com>.
Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.
SEE ALSO
The Ubuntu MOTU team has some documentation about patch systems at the Ubuntu wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/PatchSystems