[Buildroot] [PATCH] apply-patches.sh: use series file to apply patches in proper order

[Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD]

On 11:08 Tue 13 Mar     , Thomas De Schampheleire wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD
> <plagnioj at jcrosoft.com> wrote:
> > On 18:29 Thu 08 Mar     , Samuel Martin wrote:
> >> Hi Ludovic,
> >>
> >> > +    # If there is a series file, use it instead of using ls sort order
> >> > +    # to apply patches. Skip line starting with a dash.
> >> > +    if [ -e "${path}/series" ] ; then
> >> > +        for i in `cat ${path}/series | grep -Ev "^#" 2> /dev/null` ; do
> >> Or simply:
> >> for i in `grep -Ev "^#" ${path}/series 2> /dev/null` ; do
> > why not simply use quilt?
> >
> > it will simply also patch series upgrade
> >
> > we just have to add quilt to the host tools
> 
> Can you use quilt without using git?
> Note that not every user puts buildroot in an actual repository. And
> even those who do, may use another version control system than git.
quilt does need any scm

it's a patch series management tools

Best Regards,
J.