Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:10:01 -0700 (PDT) From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: freebsd-bugs Subject: Re: gnu/1787: /usr/bin/patch doesn't like Index: lines Message-ID: <199610141910.MAA18753@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR gnu/1787; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gnu/1787: /usr/bin/patch doesn't like Index: lines Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 21:08:49 +0200 > Get perl5.003_05.tar.gz from CPAN > Get perl5.003_06.pat.gz and perl5.003_07.pat.gz from CPAN as well and try > to apply them. Configure will note that the files are missing and yell. Oh, boy. This one is nasty. Here is what I can find so far: The problem occurs when a file is being created and there is a shortened Index: line. This interacts badly with the -p1 option required by the patch. (patch -x128 ... is very useful, btw) This is how it is: Index: pod/perli18n.pod *** /dev/null --- perl003_04/pod/perli18n.pod <patch stuff> : : The -p1 option cuts off the pod/ on the Index: line. This one has me slightly stumped: The man pages suggest that Index: has the priority, and my experience with "cvs diff" suggest that this is A Good Thing (tm). All I can conclude is that the above patch is "bug-compatible" with the old patch, or am I missing something here? Should the -p option _not_ apply to Index: lines? Suggestions? M -- Mark Murray 46 Harvey Rd, Claremont, Cape Town 7700, South Africa +27 21 61-3768 GMT+0200 Finger mark@grondar.za for PGP key
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