[Quilt-dev] Bug#332676: quilt: option use generic names in diff +++/--- paths.

[Martin Quinson]

Yet another bug from the debian BTS.

Bye, Mt.

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Subject: Bug#332676: quilt: option use generic names in diff +++/--- paths.
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From: Rob Browning <address@hidden>
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Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 12:43:47 -0700
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Package: quilt
Version: 0.42-1
Severity: wishlist

As it stands when quilt generates a patch, it uses the current
directory in the --- and +++ paths.

This can cause a regenerated patch to have a large number of lines
that differ from the previous version of the patch, even if little or
nothing has actually changed.

So I was wondering if it might be possible for quilt to use bogus, but
consistent path names in these paths, i.e. perhaps just use old and
new:

  --- old/...
  +++ new/...

This might be provided as an option to the refresh command, or perhaps
even become the default behavior.

An equally good, or perhaps even better alternative might be for quilt
to just preserve the existing path prefixes when regenerating a patch
(either by default or by option).

Thanks
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Rob Browning
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