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Handling of patches against upstream
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Patching upstream sources, either to backport a fix or to add a Debian specific
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change is very common. It is desirable to do it in a way in which the changes
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are separate, and can easily be handled when moving to a new upstream. This
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usually means storing them in ``debian/patches/`` and using a system like
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This works OK in a full source branch as is. However merge mode for instance
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requires more work. The tool could certainly help in doing this.
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* Seamless handling of patches regardless of the mode.
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* Conformance with standard handling practices.
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* Easy way to move to new upstream version.
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* Integration with the VCS wherever possible.