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1239 </para> 1239 </para>
1240 1240
1241 <para> 1241 <para>
1242 The 1242 The <filename>do_patch</filename> task processes recipes by
1243 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-patch'><filename>do_patch</filename></ulink> 1243 using the
1244 task processes recipes by using the
1245 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></ulink> 1244 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-SRC_URI'><filename>SRC_URI</filename></ulink>
1246 variable to locate applicable patch files, which by default 1245 variable to locate applicable patch files.
1247 are <filename>*.patch</filename> or 1246 Default processing for patch files assumes the files have
1248 <filename>*.diff</filename> files, or any file if 1247 either <filename>*.patch</filename> or
1249 "apply=yes" is specified for the file in 1248 <filename>*.diff</filename> endings.
1250 <filename>SRC_URI</filename>. 1249 You can use <filename>SRC_URI</filename> parameters to
1250 change the way the build system recognizes patch files.
1251 See the
1252 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#ref-tasks-patch'><filename>do_patch</filename></ulink>
1253 task for more information.
1251 </para> 1254 </para>
1252 1255
1253 <para> 1256 <para>
1254 BitBake finds and applies multiple patches for a single 1257 BitBake finds and applies multiple patches for a single
1255 recipe in the order in which it finds the patches. 1258 recipe in the order in which it locates the patches.
1256 Patches are applied to the recipe's source files located 1259 Patches are applied to the recipe's source files, which
1257 in the 1260 are located in the
1258 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-S'><filename>S</filename></ulink> 1261 <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-S'><filename>S</filename></ulink>
1259 directory. 1262 directory.
1260 </para> 1263 </para>
@@ -1264,6 +1267,18 @@
1264 created, see the 1267 created, see the
1265 "<link linkend='source-fetching-dev-environment'>Source Fetching</link>" 1268 "<link linkend='source-fetching-dev-environment'>Source Fetching</link>"
1266 section. 1269 section.
1270 For more information on how to create patches and how the
1271 build system processes patches, see the
1272 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#new-recipe-patching-code'>Patching Code</ulink>"
1273 section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual.
1274 You can also see the
1275 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_SDK_URL;#sdk-devtool-use-devtool-modify-to-modify-the-source-of-an-existing-component'>Use <filename>devtool modify</filename> to Modify the Source of an Existing Component</ulink>"
1276 section in the Yocto Project Application Development and
1277 the Extensible Software Development Kit (SDK) manual and
1278 the
1279 "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_KERNEL_DEV_URL;#using-traditional-kernel-development-to-patch-the-kernel'>Using Traditional Kernel Development to Patch the Kernel</ulink>"
1280 section in the Yocto Project Linux Kernel Development
1281 Manual.
1267 </para> 1282 </para>
1268 </section> 1283 </section>
1269 1284