--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+#
+# Fork the next patch in the series
+#
+
+. patchfns >/dev/null || . /usr/lib/patch-scripts/patchfns >/dev/null || { \
+ echo "Impossible to find my library 'patchfns'."
+ echo "Check your install, or go to the right directory"
+ exit 1
+}
+
+usage()
+{
+ echo "Usage: forkpatch <newname>"
+ exit 1
+}
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]
+then
+ usage
+fi
+
+NEW=$1
+BASE=`stripit $NEW`
+SERIES=series
+
+if [ ! -e $SERIES ]
+then
+ echo 'File "series" not found'
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -f $P/$BASE.patch ] ; then
+ echo "Patch $NEW already exists as a file"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+if grep $BASE $SERIES >& /dev/null ; then
+ echo "Patch $NEW already exists in series"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+TMPSERIES=$(mktemp /tmp/series-XXXXXXXX)
+top=$(toppatch)
+if [ x"$top" == x ]
+then
+ todo=$(head -1 $SERIES)
+else
+ last_in_series=$(stripit $(tail -1 $SERIES))
+ if [ $last_in_series == $top ]
+ then
+ echo "Series fully applied. Ends at $top"
+ exit 0
+ fi
+ todo=$(grep -C1 "^$top\.patch" $SERIES | tail -1)
+ if [ x$todo = x ]
+ then
+ todo=$(head -1 $SERIES)
+ fi
+fi
+
+basetodo=`stripit $todo`
+
+sed "s/$todo/$BASE.patch/" < $SERIES > $TMPSERIES
+cat $TMPSERIES > $SERIES
+rm -f $TMPSERIES
+cp -f $P/patches/$todo $P/patches/$BASE.patch
+cp -f $P/pc/$basetodo.pc $P/pc/$BASE.pc
+if [ -f $P/txt/$basetodo.txt ]; then
+ cp -f $P/txt/$basetodo.txt $P/txt/$BASE.txt
+else
+ echo "Warning no documentation for $BASE"
+fi
+
+echo "Cloned $todo to $BASE"