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Subject: bug#19402: Already-applied patches in 'origin' are automatically
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Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:05:25 +0100
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To: Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
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Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org> skribis:

> Currently, if a patch that we carry in Guix is taken upstream, and then
> we update the package, Guix will automatically reverse the patch without
> error.
>
> This behavior delayed my xorg-update work for several hours today (I was
> stumped and took a break), and I worry that patches that aren't needed
> for successful compilation (e.g. security fixes) could be automatically
> undone without anyone noticing.
>
> Perhaps the solution is to pass --force (not --batch) to 'patch'.

I=E2=80=99ve re-read patch(1) and yes, definitely.

Would you like to make this change in =E2=80=98core-updates=E2=80=99?

Thanks,
Ludo=E2=80=99.