fetch_gen_patches – generate patches from development sources of a package.
Description
The method produces patches from history of revision control system. Sources from ANYDEVSRCDIR
are used.
The method does not have default implementation and can be effectively used with modules.
The final result is directory PATCHDIR with plain patch files, which will be applied on further stages of the build.
Writing
The method must write to PATCHDIR.
It may write to T
or generated_PATCHDIR
as well.
Variables
The method is expected to use any-api(7)
variables:
- P
- ANYDEVSRCDIR
- PATCHDIR
- T
The method is expected to use engine variables:
- generated_PATCHDIR