Many *.patch/*.diff files in GIT

I stumbled across some files with the name *.patch. I then searched the entire GIT tree and found these: libraries/mlt/src/modules/avformat/ffmpeg.patch applications/koffice/kexi/kexiutils/transliteration_table.cpp.patch applications/koffice/kexi/3rdparty/kexisql/src/patches/shell.c.patch applications/koffice/kexi/3rdparty/kexisql3/src/patches/kexisql-3.2.8.patch applications/adept/adept/fix-autoconf.patch applications/kaffeine/kaffeine/generic_tr.patch applications/kaffeine/kaffeine/fast-slow-dcop.patch applications/kaffeine/kaffeine/scandialog.patch applications/kaffeine/kaffeine/terminate.patch applications/kbfx/patches/001.patch tdebase/tqt3integration/utils/qt/in/qt.patch dependencies/tqt3/src/3rdparty/libmng/doc/rpm/libmng-1.0.4-rhconf.patch dependencies/tqt3/src/3rdparty/sqlite/trolltech.patch dependencies/libart-lgpl/debian/patches/60_libart-config-static.patch dependencies/libart-lgpl/debian/patches/70_relibtoolize.patch dependencies/qt3/src/3rdparty/libmng/doc/rpm/libmng-1.0.4-rhconf.patch dependencies/qt3/src/3rdparty/sqlite/trolltech.patch tdesdk/scripts/gettext.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0035-qvaluelist-streaming-operator.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0017-qiconview-ctrl_rubber.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0036-qprogressbar-optimization.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0002-dnd_active_window_fix.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0056-khotkeys_input_84434.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0001-dnd_optimization.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0061-qscrollview-propagate-horizontal-wheelevent.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0016-qiconview-rebuildcontainer.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0007-qpixmap_constants.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0048-qclipboard_hack_80072.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0020-designer-deletetabs.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0060-qpopup_ignore_mousepos.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0073-xinerama-aware-qpopup.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0059-qpopup_has_mouse.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0038-dragobject-dont-prefer-unknown.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0005-qpixmap_mitshm.patch tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0015-qiconview-finditem.patch tde-construct/libs/mdnsresponder/files/makefile.patch tdeedu/kig/boost-python1.30-gcc3.2.patch tdenetwork/krdc/rdp/README.patch tdenetwork/krdc/rdp/rdesktop.patch tdenetwork/kopete/protocols/jabber/libiris/008_chatstatesfix.patch tdenetwork/kopete/protocols/jabber/libiris/004_xhtml_im.patch tdenetwork/kopete/protocols/jabber/libiris/007_chatstates.patch tdenetwork/kopete/protocols/jabber/libiris/001_last_activity.patch tdenetwork/kopete/protocols/jabber/libiris/006_private_storage.patch tdenetwork/kopete/protocols/jabber/libiris/005_join_muc_with_password.patch tdenetwork/kopete/protocols/jabber/libiris/002_offline_event.patch tdenetwork/kopete/protocols/jabber/libiris/jingle_iris.patch tdenetwork/kopete/protocols/jabber/libiris/003_case_insensitive_jid.patch common/other/x86_64.patch common/other/aix.patch There are also many *.diff files: libraries/python-trinity/sip/kutils/kutils-kde341.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kutils/kutils-kde340.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde311.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde323.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde314.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde350.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde341.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde312.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde310.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde330.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde340.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde320.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde313.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde351.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde322.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde331.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde343.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde353.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde352.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde342.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kabc/kabc-kde332.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kspell/kspell-kde351.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kspell/kspell-kde331.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kspell/kspell-kde353.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kspell/kspell-kde332.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kspell/kspell-kde350.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kspell/kspell-kde322.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kspell/kspell-kde352.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kspell/kspell-kde320.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kspell/kspell-kde321.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kspell/kspell-kde340.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kspell/kspell-kde323.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kspell/kspell-kde343.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kspell/kspell-kde341.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kspell/kspell-kde330.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kspell/kspell-kde342.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kparts/kparts-kde322.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kparts/kparts-kde323.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kparts/kparts-kde343.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kparts/kparts-kde330.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kparts/kparts-kde351.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kparts/kparts-kde331.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kparts/kparts-kde350.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kparts/kparts-kde332.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kparts/kparts-kde353.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kparts/kparts-kde340.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kparts/kparts-kde320.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kparts/kparts-kde342.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kparts/kparts-kde341.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kparts/kparts-kde321.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kparts/kparts-kde352.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde312.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde331.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde350.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde315.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde320.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde352.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde343.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde311.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde323.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde340.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde353.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde341.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde330.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde314.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde351.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde313.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde332.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde310.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde342.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde321.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeui/tdeui-kde322.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde312.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde350.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde351.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde314.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde352.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde331.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde343.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde310.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde311.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde340.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde330.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde320.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde353.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde315.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde313.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde322.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde342.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde332.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde323.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde321.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kio/kio-kde341.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde310.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde352.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde332.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde320.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde323.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde331.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde341.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde314.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde340.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde351.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde343.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde313.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde350.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde322.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde330.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde311.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde312.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde315.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde321.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde342.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/kfile/kfile-kde353.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde314.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde322.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde341.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde352.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde320.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde330.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde315.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde313.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde332.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde351.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde323.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde321.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde342.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde311.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde310.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde340.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde350.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde353.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde312.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde343.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdecore/tdecore-kde331.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeprint/tdeprint-kde353.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeprint/tdeprint-kde340.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeprint/tdeprint-kde351.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeprint/tdeprint-kde314.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeprint/tdeprint-kde321.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeprint/tdeprint-kde323.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdeprint/tdeprint-kde330.diff 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libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdefx/tdefx-kde332.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdefx/tdefx-kde341.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdefx/tdefx-kde322.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdefx/tdefx-kde321.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdefx/tdefx-kde320.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdefx/tdefx-kde351.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdefx/tdefx-kde323.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdefx/tdefx-kde352.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdefx/tdefx-kde343.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdefx/tdefx-kde342.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdefx/tdefx-kde350.diff libraries/python-trinity/sip/tdefx/tdefx-kde353.diff applications/kio-locate/admin/detect_uds_hidden.diff applications/koffice/filters/kword/pdf/diffs/xpdf_TextOutputDev.diff applications/koffice/filters/kword/pdf/diffs/goo_enable-final.diff applications/koffice/filters/kword/pdf/diffs/xpdf_security_integer_overflow.diff applications/koffice/filters/kword/pdf/diffs/goo_gfile.diff applications/koffice/filters/kword/pdf/diffs/xpdf_includes.diff applications/koffice/filters/kword/pdf/diffs/xpdf_security_integer_overflow_2.diff applications/ktorrent/estimation-scripts/enable-logging.diff applications/kmplayer/mplayer_vo_x11.diff applications/kmplayer/conf.diff tdepim/kresources/groupwise/soap/patches/broken_namespace.diff tdepim/kresources/groupwise/soap/patches/type_typo.diff tdepim/kresources/groupwise/soap/patches/socklen.diff tdepim/kresources/groupwise/soap/patches/utf8_entities.diff tdepim/cvs.sh.diff thirdparty/libreoffice/3.6.0/patches/libreoffice-fix-tde-vcl.diff thirdparty/libreoffice/3.6.0/patches/libreoffice-debian.diff thirdparty/libreoffice/3.6.0/patches/libreoffice-trinity.diff thirdparty/libreoffice/3.6.0/patches/libreoffice_ubuntu-tde-make-package-modules-not-stink.diff thirdparty/libreoffice/git_10_28_2011/patches/libreoffice-trinity.diff thirdparty/libreoffice/git_05_11_2012/patches/libreoffice-trinity.diff thirdparty/libreoffice/3.3.3/patches/libreoffice-trinity.diff thirdparty/libreoffice/3.3.3/patches/libreoffice-trinity-debian.diff thirdparty/libreoffice/3.3.2/patches/libreoffice-trinity.diff thirdparty/libreoffice/3.3.2/patches/libreoffice-trinity-debian.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/subversion/ed.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/subversion/edm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/subversion/normal.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/subversion/rcsm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/subversion/unifiedm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/subversion/contextm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/subversion/unified.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/subversion/context.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/subversion/normalm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/subversion/rcs.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/diff/ed.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/diff/edm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/diff/normal.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/diff/unifiedp.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/diff/rcsm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/diff/unifiedm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/diff/contextm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/diff/unified.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/diff/context.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/diff/normalm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/diff/rcs.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/diff/contextp.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/perforce/rcsm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/perforce/unifiedm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/perforce/contextm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/perforce/unified.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/perforce/context.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/perforce/rcs.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/cvsdiff/ed.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/cvsdiff/edm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/cvsdiff/normal.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/cvsdiff/rcsm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/cvsdiff/unifiedm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/cvsdiff/contextm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/cvsdiff/unified.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/cvsdiff/context.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/cvsdiff/normalm.diff tdesdk/kompare/tests/cvsdiff/rcs.diff tde-construct/apps/internet/kbear/files/increase-ui-version.diff tde-construct/apps/internet/kbear/files/fix-gcc-semicolons.diff tde-construct/libs/libexif/files/fix-compile.diff tde-construct/libs/tse3/files/fix-compile.diff tde-construct/libs/libart_lgpl/files/fix-headers.diff tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/dont-use-includehints.diff tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0046-qiconview-no-useless-scrollbar.diff tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/auto-license.diff tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/q_export-visibility.diff tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0047-fix-kmenu-width.diff tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0077-utf8-decoder-fixes.diff tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0044-qscrollview-windowactivate-fix.diff tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0032-fix_rotated_randr.diff tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0049-qiconview-rubber_on_move.diff tde-construct/libs/qt-x11-free/files/0076-fix-qprocess.diff tde-construct/tde/tdelibs/files/bomb_out_bzip2.diff tde-construct/tde/tdelibs/files/do-not-fail-fast-malloc.diff tdegraphics/kolourpaint/patches/checkerboard-faster-render.diff tdegraphics/kolourpaint/patches/color_eraser_speedup.diff tdegraphics/kolourpaint/patches/doc_resize_no_flicker.diff Does anybody know whether those patches should be merged, have been merged, are cruft, or whatever? Darrell