"Fill in the blank" (it's a Unicode ... if it's not showing up for you). i.e. tar xzf /usr/src/packagex.1.2.3.tar.gz; diff -u the/file.c.orig the/file.c; etc.

"Fill in the blank" (it's a Unicode ... if it's not showing up for you). i.e. tar xzf /usr/src/packagex.1.2.3.tar.gz; diff -u the/file.c.orig the/file.c; etc. Granted, tar & diff are the two steps which could most stand to be streamlined (and are by your git approach), but at least they're nothing earth-shattering.