Patching software is a common practice in open source software that enables developers to fix bugs and implement features within their projects, independent of the upstream software’s development cycle. The offset of this approach is that it can become cumbersome to maintain and re-apply patches as the upstream software continues to fix bugs, implement features and fix security vulnerabilities. With Drupal, patches can be better managed with an automated tool called Drush Make. This tool allows you to define a list of patched upstream (contrib) software and can aid the automated upgrade of this software to help save time and reduce the risk of software regressions.

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