Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 10 Mar 2002 21:27:45 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: Kernel SCM: When does CVS fall down where it REALLY matters? |
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Hi!
> > The problem I find is that I often want to take (file1+patch) -> file2, > > when I don't have file1. But merge tools want to take (file1|file2) -> file3. > > I haven't seen a graphical tool which helps you to wiggle a patch into > > a file. > > If your saying what I think you're saying, I completely agree. > I often run "patch" and it drops some chunk because it doesn't match, > and it turns out that the miss-match is just one or two lines in a > chunk that could be very big. > I would like a tool (actually an emacs mode) that would show me exactly > why a patch fails, and allow me to edit bits until it fits, and then > apply it. I assume that is what you mean by "wiggle a patch into a file".
Yes, this would be [: very very :] nice. Pavel -- (about SSSCA) "I don't say this lightly. However, I really think that the U.S. no longer is classifiable as a democracy, but rather as a plutocracy." --hpa - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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