How to resolve hiccups by patch program?

Hello, I published the file "const4.patch" (http://bugs.digium.com/file_download.php?file_id=12617&type=bug) to fix something for the issue "Improve const-correctness" (http://bugs.digium.com/view.php?id=8160). Unfortunately, some errors were reported for this patch file. There are parts that

Re: How to resolve hiccups by patch program?

Does running d2u over the rejected hunk fix your problem? No luck on my system ... $ uname -a CYGWIN_NT-5.1 sonne 1.5.23(0.156/4/2) 2006-12-19 10:52 i686 Cygwin $ cd /cygdrive/e/Projekte/Asterisk/Probe $ d2u -U app_db.c const4.patch.part010 app_db.c: done. const4.patch.part010: done. $ patc

RE: How to resolve hiccups by patch program?

> Does running d2u over the rejected hunk fix your problem? No, not so far. Would anybody like to apply the file "const4.patch.part010" to the current source file "app_db.c" on their test system? Are rejections for all six updated lines reproducible? Regards, Markus smime.p7s Description: S/M

Re: How to resolve hiccups by patch program?

Are potential line ending variations the only reason for the reported change rejections? Do other details result also in a mismatch? Regards, Markus -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: h

Re: How to resolve hiccups by patch program?

Yes; if patch can't find anything that corresponds to the unaltered lines at the start and end of the hunk, it doesn't know where to put it; if the lines that it finds there don't match what the patch says the old versions look like, it also doesn't work. How do you think about my results f

Re: How to resolve hiccups by patch program?

How are the chances to fix this issue without to repeat the desired updates by manual edits with vim or emacs? Regards, Markus -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.

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