Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 16:52:40 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: =?KOI8-R?B?4c7E0sXKIP7F0s7P1w==?= <ache@nagual.pp.ru> Cc: FreeBSD-current <current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: New patch: one thing to think about Message-ID: <199801042352.QAA20269@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980105005145.5728A-100000@lsd.relcom.eu.net> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980105005145.5728A-100000@lsd.relcom.eu.net>
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> Please note that new patch behave different in one essential place > (from new patch manpage): > > In traditional patch, backups were enabled by default. > This behavior is now enabled with the -b or --backup > option. ... > Bringing this fact to your attention I means, that either we can > accept new way of things, or assume -b by default simulating old variant. I'd like to see backups always done personally, so if it's not done by default, I'll modify my local versions. For development I consider it a *requirement* to do backups for when backups don't work quite right. Nate
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