quilt ☆
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Description:
Work with series of patches
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: patch-management version-control development patches linux
Install: brew install quilt
About:
Quilt is a tool for managing a series of patches by keeping track of changes made to a source code tree. It allows developers to apply, unapply, and reorder patches easily, functioning like a stack-based patch management system. This simplifies the maintenance of out-of-tree modifications or feature branches without complex version control operations.
Key Features:
  • Stack-based patch management
  • Integration with patch and diff utilities
  • Commands for adding, refreshing, and removing patches
  • Manages dependencies between patch files
Use Cases:
  • Maintaining out-of-tree kernel patches
  • Managing a series of bugfixes for a software release
  • Organizing experimental features in a separate patch stack
Alternatives:
  • git – Git provides comprehensive version control, whereas Quilt focuses specifically on linear patch stack management without requiring a VCS.
  • mpatch – mpatch is a simpler patch utility, while Quilt offers a full suite of commands for complex patch series workflows.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Oct 22, 2024 3:34pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 9abd6cd3
Sep 12, 2024 12:12pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 4cc08eb9
Sep 27, 2023 11:48am 1 VERSION_BUMP 17722949
Aug 17, 2023 4:26am 1 VERSION_BUMP 3701d889
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