Add a bit about EXTRA_PATCHES.
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Authored by mat on Aug 30 2017, 3:01 PM.

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en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/slow-porting/chapter.xml
455	Spelling: s/Conditionnally/Conditionally/
457	Some ports need patches that are only applied for specific &os; versions or when a particular option is enabled or disabled.
459	Conditional patches are specified by placing the full paths to the patch files in <varname>EXTRA_PATCHES</varname>.</para>.
464	No period at end of title.
477	Typo: s/Optionnally/Optionally/ No period at end of title.
483	Maybe end this sentence with a specific: ..._EXTRA_PATCHES_OFF</varname> to make the patch conditional on that option.
493	No blank line here.

mat marked 7 inline comments as done.Sep 4 2017, 12:10 PM

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