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Subject: Patch-keeping (Was Re: [9front] PATCH: click-to-focus in fgui)
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Quoth Jos=C3=A9 Miguel S=C3=A1nchez Garc=C3=ADa <soy.jmi2k@gmail.com>:
> Wanting focus-follows-mouse is reasonable. Wanting in-tree support for
> that in 9, not so much. #ifdefs are pointless, as they are a kind of
> sloppy, inline patch that makes the code harder to understand. I think
> patching is the way to go. And I'm personally one of those who keep a
> collection of patches I apply automatically after each 9front
> installation because I love customizing my system (currently I'm
> changing colors, menus, keybinds...).

Just curious about your patch-keeping procedure: by keeping around a
collection of patches, do you just have a separate branch that you
merge master changes to, or is it really a collection of patches
outside of a repo?