Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 22:08:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> To: W Gerald Hicks <wghicks@bellsouth.net> Cc: Brian Feldman <green@unixhelp.org>, current@FreeBSD.ORG, wghicks@wghicks.bellsouth.net Subject: Re: GNU patch gone stale Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9906082206350.737-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <199906090157.VAA10697@bellsouth.net>
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On Tue, 8 Jun 1999, W Gerald Hicks wrote: > > Our GNU patch has gone stale in the tree. Anyone want to upgrade it to 2.5? > > If not, I'll do it myself eventually. Patch 2.1 which we have now is broken > > for certain diffs (recently tried with gimp 1.1.5-1.1.6 diffs), while 2.5 > > works fine. > > The gimp patch situation offers a good example why having contrib'ified > things backed by a corresponding port can be a Good Thing. > > Naturally, using the updated version in ports/devel/patch is an easy > workaround until you get contrib updated. (We've encountered this > here too) I can't remember why, but you darn well better not just update patch without seeing how it works with cvs. It was discussed before in current, and there's a good reason why it's where it is. If you don't want a lot of people screaming at you, better do some homework first. If I find it first, I'll send it to you. > > Cheers, > > Jerry Hicks > wghicks@bellsouth.net > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@picnic.mat.net | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run picnic and jaunt, both FreeBSD-current. (301) 220-2114 | ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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