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{{Infobox software | name = Patchwork | author = Jeremy Kerr | developer = Stephen Finucane | latest release version = 3.2.1 | latest release date = {{Start date and age|2024|10|31}}<ref>[https://github.com/getpatchwork/patchwork/tags Patchwork tags]</ref> | programming language = Python, Django | operating system = Cross-platform | language = English | genre = Code review | license = GPL v2<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/getpatchwork/patchwork/blob/master/COPYING|title = Patchwork|website = GitHub|date = 9 October 2021}}</ref> | website = {{URL|http://jk.ozlabs.org/projects/patchwork/}} }}
'''Patchwork''' is a free, web-based patch tracking system designed to facilitate the contribution and management of contributions to an open-source project. It is intended to make the patch management process easier for both the project's contributors and maintainers.
Patches that have been sent to a mailing list are 'caught' by the system, and appear on a web page. Any comments posted that reference the patch are appended to the patch page too. The project's maintainer can then scan through the list of patches, marking each with a certain state, such as Accepted, Rejected or Under Review. Old patches can be sent to the archive or deleted.
Currently, Patchwork is being used for a number of open-source projects, mostly subsystems of the Linux kernel and FFmpeg. Although Patchwork has been developed with the kernel workflow in mind, the aim is to be flexible enough to suit the majority of community projects.
== History ==
Patchwork was developed by Jeremy Kerr for use with the Linux PPC64 mailing list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jk.ozlabs.org/blog/post/52/patchwork-release/|title = Patchwork released}}</ref> The ozlabs.org deployment was later expanded to cover additional projects and functionality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jk.ozlabs.org/blog/post/38/patchwork-0.5/|title=Patchwork 0.5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jk.ozlabs.org/blog/post/33/new-patchwork-beta/|title = New patchwork beta}}</ref>
== Design ==
Originally written in Perl,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://freecode.com/projects/patchwork/|title=Patchwork}}</ref> it is now written in Python, using the Django web framework. Recent versions of Patchwork use Bootstrap<ref>https://github.com/getpatchwork/patchwork/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#100---2015-10-26 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> for the front-end UI.
== See also == {{Portal|Free and open-source software}} * List of tools for code review
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/patchwork-fdo/patchwork-fdo Patchwork-FDO], a freedesktop fork. * [https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/patchwork Patchwork mailing list] * [https://patchwork.readthedocs.io Patchwork documentation] * [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Handbook/Patchworks Ubuntu Patchwork Handbook] * {{cite web | url=https://speakerd.s3.amazonaws.com/presentations/83af5ed2a4c646cba0ccba30955807f3/PatchworkFOSDEM2016.pdf | title=A New Patchwork: Bringing CI, patch tracking and more to the Mailing List | author=Stephen Finucane | date=2016-01-31 | website= | publisher= | archive-url= | archive-date= | access-date=2016-08-22 }}
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