Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:42:57 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Valerio Daelli <valerio.daelli@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Question about a patch Message-ID: <477BBF11.305@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <27dbfc8c0801020815h942fc0cmf264ceabf0b02d46@mail.gmail.com> References: <27dbfc8c0801020815h942fc0cmf264ceabf0b02d46@mail.gmail.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 Valerio Daelli wrote: > Hi > > I am about to send a patch about a port. I would like to move a file > of the port, located in the > 'files/' directory. Basically the file now is called netdisco.sh.in > and I would like to call it > netdisco.in. > If I use a normal 'diff -ruN' command to generate the patch, after I > apply the patch > the new file is created but the old file (netdisco.sh.in) is still > there, with zero size. > I wonder if I should generate a shar archive for this port instead of a patch. > Sorry if this question is so simple. > Just send in the 'diff -Nur' output, but make a note in your PR that the filename has been changed. The committer will be able to make it all right in CVS. Cheers, Matthew - -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate Kent, CT11 9PW -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHe78R8Mjk52CukIwRCMHAAKCDaQvbVkhCLBDw/Eb3yfKviT6dQgCeK3Bi SIR3eFVV5Cn37PLMvST4JoI= =5+GC -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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