From 99471ea878be52bd199ea131a8699c55dd2f6b6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Hutchings Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:03:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document support for git repositories in genorig.py svn path=/dists/trunk/linux-2.6/; revision=14775 --- debian/README.source | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/debian/README.source b/debian/README.source index bdb7a20ff..5f2d19e1b 100644 --- a/debian/README.source +++ b/debian/README.source @@ -1,12 +1,14 @@ Updating the upstream source ============================ -1) Start by downloading a kernel tarball from kernel.org - (ie, linux-2.6.25.tar.bz2) and, optionally, a patch - (i.e. patch-2.6.26-rc3.bz2). +1) You can use either: + a) a git repository of the kernel source + b) a kernel tarball from kernel.org (ie, linux-2.6.25.tar.bz2) + and, optionally, a patch (i.e. patch-2.6.26-rc3.bz2). -2) Run ./debian/bin/genorig.py [patch]. This will produce - ../orig/linux-2.6_.orig.tar.gz +2) Run ./debian/bin/genorig.py + or ./debian/bin/genorig.py [patch] + This will produce ../orig/linux-2.6_.orig.tar.gz (i.e. linux-2.6_2.6.26~rc3.orig.tar.gz). 3) Unpack linux-2.6-.orig.tar.gz, cd into the new directory,