Ketchup 0.9.8 review

Ketchup is a tool for updating or switching between versions of the Linux kernel source

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 7K Developer: Matt Mackall

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Ketchup is a tool for updating or switching between versions of the Linux kernel source.

Ketchup can find the latest versions of numerous kernel trees, calculate which patches are needed to move to that version, download any patches or tarballs that aren't cached, check GPG signatures where available, and unapply and apply patches to get the desired result.

Here are some key features of "Ketchup":
find the latest versions of numerous KernelTrees
calculate which patches are needed to move to that version
download any patches or tarballs that aren't cached
check GPG signatures where available
apply and unapply patches to get the desired result

What's New in This Release:
This release fixes a bug with updating to stable kernels greater than .9 and cleans pax_global_header droppings from git.