[U-Boot] Question about patches

Xiangfu Liu
2010-07-20T07:52:50Z

Hi Fabio

1. git clone git://git.denx.de/u-boot.git u-boot.upstream
2. cd u-boot.upstream/
3. echo "/* just for git test */" >> driver/mtd/dataflash.c
4. git diff
5. git commit -a -s -m "this patch is for test"
6. git format-patch -1

then you will got a 0001-***.patch file.

On 07/20/2010 03:39 PM, Fabio Giovagnini wrote:
> Hi Vipin,
> I'm not so smart in diff / patch and git tools usage.
> Could be so kind to write to me how to build a patch for just one file I have
> modified in driver/mtd directory of u-boot?
>
> Thanks in advange and sorry for my request, but I read on the net and nothing
> appeared to be usfull.
>
> Thanks and sorry again
>
>
> In data marted? 20 luglio 2010 09:00:39, Vipin KUMAR ha scritto:
> :> On 7/20/2010 12:25 PM, Fabio Giovagnini wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> for sending a patch do I need to have on my PC two u-bbot tree, one
>>> original obtaned by git command, and another to make the modifications?
>>>
>>> Or can I produce the patches using the original tree resident on git
>>> server?
>>
>> Ciao Fabio,
>>
>> You can use git format patch command to produce numbered patches
>> You can google it to know more
>>
>> Regards
>> Vipin
>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>

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Best Regards
Xiangfu Liu