[ANNOUNCE] kpatchup 0.02 kernel patching script

[Matt Mackall]

This is the first release of kpatchup, a script for managing switching
between kernel releases via patches with some smarts:

 - understands -pre and -rc version numbering
 - aware of various external trees
 - automatically patch between any tree in an x.y release
 - automatically download and cache patches on demand
 - automatically determine the latest patch in various series
 - optionally print version strings or URLs for patches

Currently it knows about 2.4, 2.4-pre, 2.6, 2.6-pre, 2.6-bk, 2.6-mm,
and 2.6-tiny.

Example usage:

 $ head Makefile
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 2
 EXTRAVERSION =-rc2
 [...]
 $ kpatchup 2.6-mm
 2.6.2-rc2 -> 2.6.4-rc1-mm1
 Applying patch-2.6.2-rc2.bz2 -R
 Applying patch-2.6.2.bz2
 Applying patch-2.6.3.bz2
 Downloading patch-2.6.4-rc1.bz2...
 Applying patch-2.6.4-rc1.bz2
 Downloading 2.6.4-rc1-mm1.bz2...
 Applying 2.6.4-rc1-mm1.bz2
 $ head Makefile
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 4
 EXTRAVERSION =-rc1-mm1
 NAME=Feisty Dunnart
 [...] 
 $ kpatchup -q 2.6.3-rc1
 $ head Makefile
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 3
 EXTRAVERSION =-rc1
 NAME=Feisty Dunnart
 [...]
 $ kpatchup -s 2.6-bk
 2.6.4-rc1-bk3
 $ kpatchup -u 2.4-pre
 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/testing/patch-2.4.26-pre1.bz2


This is an alpha release for people to experiment with. Feedback and
patches encouraged. Grab your copy today at:

 http://selenic.com/kpatchup/

-- 
Matt Mackall : http://www.selenic.com : Linux development and consulting
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