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 <[email protected]>, Siegfried-A. Gevatter <[email protected]>, and Daniel Hahler <[email protected]>, among others. This manual page was written by Jonathan Patrick Davies <[email protected]>.
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