Merge git://git.denx.de/u-boot-spi

[u-boot] / tools / patman / README

diff --git a/tools/patman/README b/tools/patman/README
index 7d039e82bc2781bc6624bb423f5d8f4ef302232d..8582ed6ba12cca5149a946b26b2be9cc4702c79f 100644 (file)
--- a/tools/patman/README
+++ b/tools/patman/README
@@ -84,6 +84,18 @@ Aliases are recursive.
 The checkpatch.pl in the U-Boot tools/ subdirectory will be located and
 used. Failing that you can put it into your path or ~/bin/checkpatch.pl
 
+If you want to avoid sending patches to email addresses that are picked up
+by patman but are known to bounce you can add a [bounces] section to your
+.patman file. Unlike the [alias] section these are simple key: value pairs
+that are not recursive.
+
+>>>
+
+[bounces]
+gonefishing: Fred Bloggs <f.bloggs@napier.net>
+
+<<<
+
 
 If you want to change the defaults for patman's command-line arguments,
 you can add a [settings] section to your .patman file.  This can be used
@@ -135,6 +147,17 @@ Similar to the above, but skip the first commit and take the next 5. This
 is useful if your top commit is for setting up testing.
 
 
+How to install it
+=================
+
+The most up to date version of patman can be found in the U-Boot sources.
+However to use it on other projects it may be more convenient to install it as
+a standalone application. A distutils installer is included, this can be used
+to install patman:
+
+$ cd tools/patman && python setup.py install
+
+
 How to add tags
 ===============
 
@@ -154,7 +177,11 @@ Series-version: n
 
 Series-prefix: prefix
        Sets the subject prefix. Normally empty but it can be RFC for
-       RFC patches, or RESEND if you are being ignored.
+       RFC patches, or RESEND if you are being ignored. The patch subject
+       is like [RFC PATCH] or [RESEND PATCH].
+       In the meantime, git format.subjectprefix option will be added as
+       well. If your format.subjectprefix is set to InternalProject, then
+       the patch shows like: [InternalProject][RFC/RESEND PATCH]
 
 Series-name: name
        Sets the name of the series. You don't need to have a name, and