From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Dan Kegel <dank@kegel.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Patches generated by "git format-patch -M -B" can't be applied with "git apply"?
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:32:45 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqio7cvdgy.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPF-yOb4dRWGLmL==x8=ifvU4Znsut9XQWMLPxBCPq7TzgJ84A@mail.gmail.com> (Dan Kegel's message of "Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:21:11 -0700")
Dan Kegel <dank@kegel.com> writes:
Yes, "diff -M -B" is known to be problematic, unfortunately. It
incorrectly creates an irreversible patch under certain conditions.
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1879635
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-09-14 22:32 UTC|newest]
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2015-09-14 22:21 Patches generated by "git format-patch -M -B" can't be applied with "git apply"? Dan Kegel
2015-09-14 22:32 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2015-09-14 22:32 ` Junio C Hamano
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