add patch_user (#3332)

conan-io · Aug 28, 2023 · 5a09afe · 5a09afe
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diff --git a/reference/tools/files/patches.rst b/reference/tools/files/patches.rst
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ With different patches for different versions:
             ret = g_test_run ();
         - patch_file: "patches/0003-fix-content-length-calculation.patch"
 
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+For each patch, a ``patch_file``, a ``patch_string`` or a ``patch_user`` field must be provided. The first two are automatically applied by ``apply_conandata_patches()``, while ``patch_user`` are ignored, and must be handled by the user directly in the ``conanfile.py`` recipe.
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 conan.tools.files.export_conandata_patches()
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