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Re: [bug-patch] Patch fails to replace unmodified files
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Andreas Grünbacher |
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Re: [bug-patch] Patch fails to replace unmodified files |
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Tue, 2 Jun 2015 00:04:03 +0200 |
2015-06-02 8:17 GMT+02:00 Andrew Church <address@hidden>:
> All I know is whether a particular file is in the input diff set.
What makes you assume that patch must create copies of all
files it is trying to modify, even copies that aren't needed?
I could make the argument that patch shouldn't use more
disk space than necessary.
Andreas