Index: en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/slow-porting/chapter.xml =================================================================== --- en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/slow-porting/chapter.xml +++ en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/slow-porting/chapter.xml @@ -294,12 +294,14 @@ - When creating names for patch files, replace slashes - (/) with two underscores - (__). For example, to patch a file + When creating names for patch files, replace each + underscore (_) with two underscores + (__) and each slashes + (/) with one underscore + (_). For example, to patch a file named src/freeglut_joystick.c, name the corresponding patch - patch-src__freeglut_joystick.c. Do + patch-src_freeglut__joystick.c. Do not name patches like patch-aa or patch-ab. Always use the path and file name in patch names. Using make @@ -318,7 +320,7 @@ Only use characters [-+._a-zA-Z0-9] for naming patches. In particular, do not use :: as a path separator, - use __ instead. + use _ instead.