Re: [Quilt-dev] [PATCH] New feature QUILT_DIFF_A_B

[Greg KH]

On Fri, Jun 02, 2006 at 05:43:23AM -0500, Josh Boyer wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-06-01 at 15:28 -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 02, 2006 at 12:25:08AM +0200, Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer wrote:
> > > This patch introduces a new QUILT_DIFF_A_B config variable to create 
> > > patches prefixed with a/ and b/ directories like git and mercurial does.
> > 
> > Yeah, I've been wanting this for a while!  Thanks for providing this.
> 
> Just curious, but why?  I have no problems with the patch, but I'm
> failing to see why it's something people have been wanting.

I have a quilt tree that I apply at times against different base
directories.  Every time I run 'quilt push && quilt ref' to make sure no
changes in the base directory cause the patchs to change, due to the
directory name change, the patch is _always_ refreshed.

Which is fine for now, but if you stick with a/ and b/ then I can focus
on the main patch changes, not trivial directory name changes which
force me to manually make sure there was a real change or not.

Multiply that effort by 500+ patches in a quilt tree and it can be a
real time saver...

And it makes the patches look a bit more like those exported by the
tools previously mentioned, always a nice thing.

thanks,

greg k-h