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diff --git a/docs/manual/get-involved.txt b/docs/manual/get-involved.txt index 8515d34dc..8475038d1 100644 --- a/docs/manual/get-involved.txt +++ b/docs/manual/get-involved.txt @@ -55,11 +55,44 @@ using a code sharing website. Patchwork --------- -The Buildroot patch management interface is at +Patchwork is a web-based patch tracking system designed to facilitate +the contribution and management of contributions to an open-source +project. Patches that have been sent to a mailing list are \'caught' by +the system, and appear on a web page. Any comments posted that +reference the patch are appended to the patch page too. For more +information on Patchwork see +http://jk.ozlabs.org/projects/patchwork[]. + +Buildroot's Patchwork website is mainly for use by Buildroot's +maintainer to ensure patches aren't missed. The website however, +exposes patches and their corresponding review comments in a clean +and concise web interface. + +The Buildroot patch management interface is available at http://patchwork.buildroot.org[]. -All patches and comments sent through the mailing list are -automatically indexed in http://patchwork.buildroot.org[patchwork]. +[[apply-patches-patchwork]] +Applying Patches from Patchwork +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The main use of Buildroot's Patchwork website for a developer is for +pulling in patches into their local git repository for testing +purposes. + +When browsing patches in the patchwork management interface, an +mbox+ +link is provided at the top of the page. Copy this link address and +run the following commands: + +--------------------- +$ git checkout -b <test-branch-name> +$ wget -O - <mbox-url> | git am +--------------------- + +Another option for applying patches is to create a bundle. A bundle is +a set of patches that you can group together using the patchwork +interface. Once the bundle is created and the bundle is made public, +you can copy the +mbox+ link for the bundle and apply the bundle +using the above commands. [[bugtracker]] Bugtracker |