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Jin Lee
Jin Lee

Reputation: 3512

What does "apply patch" do in Eclipse?

I always used "Share Project" to integrate Eclipse project with GitHub. However, I was always curious about "Apply Patch".

What does "Apply Patch" do in Eclipse?

I assume "Create Patch" is also related to "Apply Patch"?

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Upvotes: 2

Views: 3401

Answers (1)

caladeve
caladeve

Reputation: 496

You will find this in the official Eclipse Documentation

Patches allow developers to share work without storing it in a repository. This is helpful when a developer wants to contribute to a project that is shared through a repository but does not have write access to the repository. In this situation, the developer can create a patch and either e-mail it to a developer who does have write access or attach it to a bug in the bug reporting system used by the project, depending on the process defined by the project. A developer that does have write access can then apply the patch to the project and commit the changes.

Also see What is a patch in git version control?

Upvotes: 5

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