[oe] [openembedded-core-contrib] gcc-4.8: Refactor gcc-4.8.0 patch files.

[Khem Raj]

On Friday, May 17, 2013, Elvis Dowson <elvis.dowson at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Khem,
>                   I've noticed that the gcc-4.8.0 patches have made it's
way to the master branch, but notice that you don't use the prefix patch
numbers for any newly generated patches.
>
>
http://git.yoctoproject.org/cgit/cgit.cgi/poky/tree/meta/recipes-devtools/gcc/gcc-4.8
>
> e.g. 0036-gcc-4.8-PR56797.patch, as opposed to gcc-4.8-PR56797.patch
>
> It makes it quicker to know the linear sequence from looking at the
patches in the gcc-4.8 folder, as well as the gcc-4.8.inc file, as time
goes by.
>
> This is what I had hoped to fix, when I submitted the refactored patches,
since it will help easily add/remove/port patches for current and future
versions of the gcc recipes. It is also useful, while attempting to compare
patches across multiple gcc recipes.
>

Sequence is expressed in series file of quilt
But if it serves a purpose we can add it personally its not in my workflow
> Best regards,
>
> Elvis Dowson