Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:10:24 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 218018] BSD diff ignores original file mtime Message-ID: <bug-218018-8@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D218018 Bug ID: 218018 Summary: BSD diff ignores original file mtime Product: Base System Version: CURRENT Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Keywords: needs-patch Severity: Affects Only Me Priority: --- Component: bin Assignee: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: jbeich@FreeBSD.org CC: bapt@FreeBSD.org Porter's Handbook encourages contributors to format patches via "make makepatch" but with BSD diff there's an unnecessary noise due to timestamps always shifting. $ touch -d 2015-01-01T00:00:00 foo bar $ echo test >bar $ diff -u foo bar --- foo 2017-03-22 20:04:08.000000000 +0000 +++ bar 2017-03-22 20:04:08.000000000 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +test $ gnudiff -u foo bar --- foo 2015-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000 +++ bar 2017-03-22 20:04:08.592672489 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +test --=20 You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.=
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