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Re: Naming of XFS patches

To: "Kevin Krumwiede" <krum@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Naming of XFS patches
From: "Eric Sandeen" <sandeen@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 22:10:49 -0500
Cc: linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
References: <NFBBJMCHMLIEFOLGBJCFCEHMCCAA.krum@oco.net>
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Kevin Krumwiede wrote:

> Instead of patch.2.4.8.xfs.2001-08-15.bz2, for example, it would be more
> conventional to call it linux-2.4.8.xfs-2001-08-15.patch.bz2.
>
> I don't know if this is officially recommended by anything, I just know that
> most every patch I've encountered follows this convention.

Who knows where it came from.... the weight of history is behind it. 
:-)  Next time I look at the script that generates the patches, I could
change it - your suggestion does seem more intuitive.

-Eric

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