[gentoo-commits] proj/devmanual:master commit in: ebuild-writing/misc-files/patches/

[Ulrich Müller]

commit:     b50b1ad173ee9ea066231289a5b9f5ee644acfcc
Author:     Mikle Kolyada <zlogene <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Fri Jun 15 22:54:15 2018 +0000
Commit:     Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Fri Jun 22 18:39:31 2018 +0000
URL:        https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=b50b1ad1

ebuild-writing/../patches: add warning about strip

 ebuild-writing/misc-files/patches/text.xml | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ebuild-writing/misc-files/patches/text.xml 
b/ebuild-writing/misc-files/patches/text.xml
index 506871f..fe9f471 100644
--- a/ebuild-writing/misc-files/patches/text.xml
+++ b/ebuild-writing/misc-files/patches/text.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ here. Mirrored patches are often compressed with <c>xz</c> or
 Patches included in <c>${FILESDIR}</c> should never be compressed.
 </note>
 
+<warning>
+Starting from EAPI=6 a strip patch level was limited to the <c>-p1</c>.
+Although it can be overridden with a <c>eapply -p&lt;strip_level&gt;</c>
+command, it is higly recommended to adapt the patch itself to work
+with the <c>-p1</c> default.
+</warning>
+
 <p>
 If a package requires many patches, even if they are individually
 small, it is often best to create a patch tarball to avoid cluttering