On 18-Sep-2000 Allan Rae wrote:
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> I'm sure we've had more than occasion where contributors have forgotten
> those new files simply because they expected diff would add the new files
> to the patch for them. Sure they should have checked their patch and
> noticed this but getting a patch and a tarball is a pain. Why not get a
> patch from everyone? The modified diffutils provides a way for that.
>
I never said that I just said that we didn't reject patches with newfiles
added as tar-ball, as you suggested in an earlier mail!
> So we make life easier for some who've proven worthy and others just have
> to struggle. I wish it was friday then I could leave out the smiley's ;-)
>
NO, they can use your patched diffutils!!! (When they convice their system
administrator that they are really the top of developement, secure and VERY
handy ;)!
>> I understand that you want publicity for your patched diff-utils!
>
> Gotta start somewhere.
BTW.: Could you provide a RPM for Redhat 6.x? I think I could use them, but
I'm a bit lazy #:O)
Jürgen
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