[RTEMS Project] #2949: Questionable patch organization in RTEMS tools and RSB

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#2949: Questionable patch organization in RTEMS tools and RSB
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 Reporter:  Sebastian Huber  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  4.12
Component:  General          |     Version:
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |
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Comment (by Chris Johns):

 Is the issue switching between branches when testing?

 There is the patch option of ``--rsb-file=` that overrides the RSB's
 detection of a file name from the URL. This option assumes a file name and
 not a file path.

 I question the need for patches being in rtems-tools, the less we have the
 better off we are. I cannot see how we can remove the ones we have without
 needing to update the 4.11 and master branches.

 The RSB has evolved to being able to download patches from a range of
 sources. I prefer to see patches referenced from upstream sources where
 ever possible. Mailing list archives are a good source of patches and I
 wonder if this is a better place for us to hold any patches we need?

 The ability to support a download directory structure would mean the RSB
 would need to more complex code to handle some of sites we currently
 download from. I am not sure how to do this.

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