Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:17:52 +0100 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@gmail.com> To: "Conrad J. Sabatier" <conrads@cox.net> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: (maintainer question) Possible bug in cvs: cvs diff -uN: -N switch being ignored (disappearing, actually) Message-ID: <CADLo838Dkta2BdD_D4XvhroM1qDrcSkosWz4hSwbDe8__Qs5rA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110830195114.56a8f255@cox.net> References: <20110830195114.56a8f255@cox.net>
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On 31 Aug 2011 01:51, "Conrad J. Sabatier" <conrads@cox.net> wrote: > > Odd little problem here I'm noticing with cvs. > > When I do a "cvs diff -uN", for some reason the -N switch is being > ignored. It vanishes completely in the header of the resulting > output. I've been trying to rename one of my patch files to conform to > portlint's recommendations, but unless I can get -N to work properly, > this is a no-go. Whether I add 'cvs diff -uN' to my .cvsrc, or > explicitly add it at the command line, makes no difference. > > For instance: > > [root@serene /usr/ports/net-p2p/lopster]# cvs diff -uN > cvs diff: Diffing . > Index: Makefile > =================================================================== > RCS file: /home/ncvs/ports/net-p2p/lopster/Makefile,v > retrieving revision 1.44 > diff -u -r1.44 Makefile > ^ > |__ What happened to -N? > > [snip remainder of diff output] > > Incidentally, this problem started before I upgraded two days ago from > 9.0-BETA1 to 9.0-BETA1, so it's not OS version-related. > > Any idea what could be causing this and how to correct it? Is this a > bug in cvs? Should I send-pr it? Did you remember to cvs add / rm the files you're adding/removing? Do you know what -N does? Chris
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