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diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst b/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst index 8b1576ae88..1c3a971aba 100644 --- a/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst +++ b/lib/spack/docs/packaging_guide.rst @@ -1314,6 +1314,18 @@ the downloaded archive in its temporary directory, where it will be built by ``spack install``. Similar to ``fetch``, if the archive has already been expanded, ``stage`` is idempotent. +``spack patch`` +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +After staging, Spack applies patches to downloaded packages, if any +have been specified in the package file. This command will run the +install process throught he fetch, stage, and patch phases. Spack +keeps track of whether patches have already been applied and skips +this step if they have been. If Spack discovers that patches didn't +apply cleanly on some previous run, then it will restage the entire +package before patching. + + ``spack clean`` ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |