Console command "svn diff" from the root of the repo shows patch/diff with
long relative paths, contrary to TortoiseSVN from the root while creating
patch or showing unified diff.
четверг, 28 июля 2022 г. в 13:05:25 UTC+3, Ivan Zuboff:
> Hello!
>
> Say I'm having a repo with the following structure: /a/1, where a is
> folder and 1 is file in this folder. If I edit file "1" and create a patch
> from the top of my repo, it will contain no relative path mentioning "a"
> folder":
> Index: 1
> ===================================================================
> --- 1 (revision 123)
> +++ 1 (working copy)
> // changes here
>
> This causes guessing when applying the patch. Obviously guessing is not
> always working right in non-trivial repository. When I edit Makefile in
> some subfolder and do nothing else, my patch doesn't contain any clue about
> what Makefile exactly should be patched. Sadly, this is a long-standing
> problem for me and my collegues with TortoiseSVN.
>
> If repo would also contain file /2 and I would edit it too, then patch
> would look different (like I would like to see it): I would get "a/1"
> instead of just "1" and guessing would work much better on applying.
>
> Can I always create a patch with relative paths ("a/1" instead of "1") via
> TortoiseSVN? Is there any option that enables this behavior?
>
> Thank you very much in advance.
>
> Best regards, Ivan
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