Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 16:54:34 -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: <199801042354.QAA20276@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980105012827.5910A-100000@lsd.relcom.eu.net> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980105005145.5728A-100000@lsd.relcom.eu.net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980105012827.5910A-100000@lsd.relcom.eu.net>
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=?KOI8-R?B?4c7E0sXKIP7F0s7P1w==?= writes: > On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Андрей Чернов wrote: > > > To say it simple, no *.orig files created now unless you specify > > -b option. > > Oops, not so simple. No *.orig created only if patch applies _cleanly_, > if something is rejected, *.orig created by default. Ahh, never mind my previous reply then, unless it doesn't create a patch if there are fuzz problems or otherwise. Sometimes I've had patches 'apply cleanly' when in fact the fuzz factor caused them to patch completely wrong parts of the system. Nate
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