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@@ -205,6 +205,16 @@ Package Definition
For local URLs (``file://`` or ``lndir://``) ``<PKG>_SOURCE`` must not be
set.
+``<PKG>_PATCHES``
+ The name of the patch directory, relative to any of the paths listed in
+ ``PTXDIST_PATH_PATCHES`` (i.e., according to the search order described in
+ :ref:`patching_packages`).
+ If not specified, the default patch directory name is set to the value of the
+ ``<PKG>`` variable.
+
+ This variable can be set for multiple packages that should share the same
+ patch stack (e.g. kernel packages).
+
``<PKG>_DIR``
This is the directory where the source archive is extracted. In most
cases this is set to ``$(BUILDDIR)/$(<PKG>)``. However, if two packages