Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 17:14:30 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: =?KOI8-R?B?4c7E0sXKIP7F0s7P1w==?= <ache@nagual.pp.ru> Cc: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, FreeBSD-current <current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: New patch: one thing to think about Message-ID: <199801050014.RAA20381@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980105030958.6520A-100000@lsd.relcom.eu.net> References: <199801042354.QAA20276@mt.sri.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980105030958.6520A-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. > > Backup created for 'fuzz' too by default. Only _completely_ clean patches > goes without backup. > > -- > Andrey A. Chernov Cool, I don't mind the default behavior, since you can always back it out then with the original patch file. Nate
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