Robert Schwebel wrote:
> PTXdist 2010.05.0 Release
> -------------------------
> 
> 
> About PTXdist
> -------------
> 
> PTXdist is a build system for embedded Linux systems. It's aim is to
> make building embedded systems based on the leading open source
> operating system a) easy for the developer and b) highly reproducable,
> in order to be able to fulfill the quality requirements of the industry.
> 
> ptxdist can be used to build highly customized root filesystems, GNU
> toolchains based on gcc and several other things which require an
> automated build system.
> 
> The build system is released under the GNU General Public License,
> making it a first class choice for industrial projects with a long term
> strategy who don't want to tap into another vendor lock-in pit fall.
> 
> Project Website: http://www.ptxdist.org
> Download:        http://www.ptxdist.org/software/ptxdist/download/
> Mailing list:    [email protected]
> IRC:             #ptxdist or irc.freenode.net
> 
> 
> What's New
> ----------
> 
> * Cleanup and Bugfixes:
> 
>   autoreconf fixes, dbus-glib fixes, use SYSROOT for host and
>   cross packets, dependency fixes, ptxdist newpacket cleanup,
>   ptxdist setup asks for user name and email (for wizards),
>   add more series files for patches, re-use previous ptxdistrc
>   files, URL fixes
> 
> * Version Updates:
> 
>   syslinux (3.86), oprofile (0.9.6), tcpdump (4.1.1), libpcap (1.1.1),
>   libssh2 (1.2.4), libcurl (7.20.0), ethtool (2.6.33), libdaemon (0.14),
>   libevent (2.0.4-alpha), host-intltool (0.40.6), busybox (1.16.1),
>   dbus (1.2.24), host-fakeroot (1.14.4), coreutils (8.4),
>   host-cmake (2.8.1), cross-insight (6.8-1), pure-ftpd (1.0.29)
> 
> * New Packets:
> 
>   host-chrpath, udisks, wxwidgets, python3, berlios can-utils,
>   freeglut
> 
> * New Features:
> 
>   - It is now possible to pre-build most of a BSP. This makes it easier
>     for application deveopers to work with a BSP whithout having to
>     re-compile everything.
> 
>   - Support for qmake
> 
>   - Prelinking applications (improves boot speed)
> 
>   - More rc-once features (consolidate things which have to be
>     done only on the first boot, like generation of SSH host keys)
> 
>   - Environment scripts are now usable standalone (not only in ptxdist
>     test)
> 
>   - Eliminate perl dependency (yea!)
> 
>   - Patches can now be applied with git: If enabled, each patched packet

to enable:
        ptxdist setup ->
        Developer Options ->
        use git to apply patches

I'm using git 1.7 and it works fine. Maybe older git versions doesn't work.

>     does already contain a git repository with the patch stack applied, so
>     it is pretty easy to add your own patches ontop of that.

Cheers, Marc

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