new lsub nix patch: patchmanfix2

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Fco. J. Ballesteros

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Apr 15, 2012, 11:23:04 AM4/15/12
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http://lsub.org/magic/webls?dir=/nixpatch/patchmanfix2

More details regarding how to use patch/pull,
to try to help and avoid mistakes.
files:
/sys/man/1/patch patch
removed:

/sys/man/1/patch:
patch.orig:55 a patch:56,76
> .I Patch/pull
> applies to the tree mounted at
> .I /n/dist
> all patches applied to the main nix tree but not yet applied
> to that tree.
> If there is no tree mounted at
> .I /n/dist
> then
> .I patch/pull
> will bind
> .B /
> there, and apply patches to the tree you are using.
> The history of patches applied to a tree is always kept at
> .B /dist/patch/applied
> within that tree.
> .PP
> To use this tool it is important that
> .I patch/applied
> is either not used (from outside this tool) or is used to apply
> the patches in exactly the same order used by the main tree.
> .PP
patch.orig:142,150 d patch:162
< .PP
< .I Patch/pull
< applies all patches applied to the main nix tree but not yet applied
< to the local tree. To use this tool it is important that
< .I patch/applied
< is either not used (from outside this tool) or is used to apply
< the patches in exactly the same order used by the main tree.
< The history of patches applied to a tree is always kept at
< .BR /dist/patch/applied .

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