Topic map patcher - Revision history

Akivela at 13:14, 17 August 2011

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Akivela at 09:04, 14 March 2008

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Akivela at 14:21, 7 March 2008

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Akivela at 14:20, 7 March 2008

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Olli at 14:13, 7 March 2008

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Olli at 13:57, 7 March 2008

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Topic map patcher can be used to apply a patch to a topic map. You can create topic map patches using the [[compare topic maps]] tool.

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	To start the patcher tool select '''File > Compare and patch > Apply topic map patch...''' Choose the topic map source and the patch files. Optionally tick the reverse check box if you wish to apply a reverse patch. If you select the layer stack source option, then changes will be made to the currently selected layer of the layer stack. If you select a single layer, they will be made to that layer. If you select a file then the changes will be written to a new file which has "_patched" appended to the end of the source file name.		To start the patcher tool select '''File > Compare and patch > Apply topic map patch...''' Choose the topic map source and the patch files. Optionally tick the reverse check box if you wish to apply a reverse patch. If you select the layer stack source option, then changes will be made to the currently selected layer of the layer stack. If you select a single layer, they will be made to that layer. If you select a file then the changes will be written to a new file which has "_patched" appended to the end of the source file name.
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		+	== Why merge isn't enough ==
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		+	If you already know topic maps, you might ask why you need a patcher while you can always merge topic maps. And very true, you don't need patch operation if your changes are always additive. But when you remove something in topic map, a standard topic map merge can't handle the change. Also, when you change information -- a variant name for example -- the merge operation restores the original variant name and you end up having both original and changed variant name.

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	To start the patcher tool select '''File > Compare and patch > Apply topic map patch...''' Choose the topic map source and the patch files. Optionally tick the reverse check box if you wish to apply a reverse patch. If you select the layer stack source option, then changes will be made to the currently selected layer of the layer stack. If you select a single layer, they will be made to that layer. If you select a file then the changes will be written to a new file which has "_patched" appended to the end of the source file name.		To start the patcher tool select '''File > Compare and patch > Apply topic map patch...''' Choose the topic map source and the patch files. Optionally tick the reverse check box if you wish to apply a reverse patch. If you select the layer stack source option, then changes will be made to the currently selected layer of the layer stack. If you select a single layer, they will be made to that layer. If you select a file then the changes will be written to a new file which has "_patched" appended to the end of the source file name.
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−	~~Note: The patcher feature is not part of current distribution packages. Distribution package is updated within few days.~~

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	To start the patcher tool select '''File > Compare and patch > Apply topic map patch...''' Choose the topic map source and the patch files. Optionally tick the reverse check box if you wish to apply a reverse patch. If you select the layer stack source option, then changes will be made to the currently selected layer of the layer stack. If you select a single layer, they will be made to that layer. If you select a file then the changes will be written to a new file which has "_patched" appended to the end of the source file name.		To start the patcher tool select '''File > Compare and patch > Apply topic map patch...''' Choose the topic map source and the patch files. Optionally tick the reverse check box if you wish to apply a reverse patch. If you select the layer stack source option, then changes will be made to the currently selected layer of the layer stack. If you select a single layer, they will be made to that layer. If you select a file then the changes will be written to a new file which has "_patched" appended to the end of the source file name.

−	Note: The patcher feature is not part of current distribution packages. Distribution package is updated within few days. ~~--[[User:Akivela\|Akivela]] 16:20, 7 March 2008 (EET)~~	+	Note: The patcher feature is not part of current distribution packages. Distribution package is updated within few days.

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	To start the patcher tool select '''File > Compare and patch > Apply topic map patch...''' Choose the topic map source and the patch files. Optionally tick the reverse check box if you wish to apply a reverse patch. If you select the layer stack source option, then changes will be made to the currently selected layer of the layer stack. If you select a single layer, they will be made to that layer. If you select a file then the changes will be written to a new file which has "_patched" appended to the end of the source file name.		To start the patcher tool select '''File > Compare and patch > Apply topic map patch...''' Choose the topic map source and the patch files. Optionally tick the reverse check box if you wish to apply a reverse patch. If you select the layer stack source option, then changes will be made to the currently selected layer of the layer stack. If you select a single layer, they will be made to that layer. If you select a file then the changes will be written to a new file which has "_patched" appended to the end of the source file name.
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		+	Note: The patcher feature is not part of current distribution packages. Distribution package is updated within few days. --[[User:Akivela\|Akivela]] 16:20, 7 March 2008 (EET)

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−	Topic map patcher can be used to apply a patch to a topic map. You can create topic map patches using the [[compare topic maps]] tool.	+	Topic map patcher can be used to apply a patch to a topic map. You can create topic map patches using the [[compare topic maps]] tool. A patch created by comparing topic maps A and B can be applied to topic map A to produce topic map B. The tool also contains an option to reverse the patch in which case it can be applied to topic map B to produce topic map A. Patch files generally are much smaller than the actual topic maps if the topic maps for the most part haven't changed much.
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		+	To start the patcher tool select '''File > Compare and patch > Apply topic map patch...''' Choose the topic map source and the patch files. Optionally tick the reverse check box if you wish to apply a reverse patch. If you select the layer stack source option, then changes will be made to the currently selected layer of the layer stack. If you select a single layer, they will be made to that layer. If you select a file then the changes will be written to a new file which has "_patched" appended to the end of the source file name.