SYNOPSIS
dh_quilt_patch [debhelperĀ options]DESCRIPTION
dh_quilt_patch simply calls quilt push -a after having set the environment variable QUILT_PATCHES to debian/patches. All patches listed in debian/patches/series are then applied in the current directory. The command does not fail if the patches have already been applied.You can use another directory instead of debian/patches by setting (and exporting) the environment variable QUILT_PATCH_DIR.
EXAMPLES
dh_quilt_patch is usually called indirectly in a rules file via the dh command.
%: dh $@ --with quilt
It can also be direcly called at the start of the build (or configure) rule.
build: dh_quilt_patch ./configure $(MAKE)