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Likewise, patches shoul= d not be used to remove bundled libraries, to avoid large space usage, b= ut this is not an absolute rule unlike as for non-free files. It is possible to create patches that do not contain the deleted file, e= .g. with `git format-patch --irreversible-delete`. That said, I don't kn= ow if the version of `patch` we use to patch origins is able to apply su= ch patches=E2=80=94but maybe it would be a useful feature? -Philip