Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 20:05:45 -0500 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Cc: DJ Delorie Subject: Re: patch problem with forward/backward slashes in patch file Message-ID: <20010307200545.B32524@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com, DJ Delorie References: <4nrbat4k7l19ndugn851cro7072ai9ftqt AT 4ax DOT com> <20010307111525 DOT E18117 AT redhat DOT com> <329dat08cnf9q6i137l3udjhe0di2ehpd5 AT 4ax DOT com> <20010307170352 DOT B30908 AT redhat DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.11i In-Reply-To: ; from d.rees.l@usa.net on Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 04:51:37PM -0800 On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 04:51:37PM -0800, David Rees wrote: >>>Maybe its a version issue? Anyway, the obvious solution is always use >>>-p0. >> >>I don't think so. I have never seen patch behave in this fashion. It >>doesn't work this way on Linux, AFAICT. > >Fair enough (the diffutils manual is dated 1993). Should I try and >report it somehow? I have no idea where to report GNU doc bugs. Hmm. I don't know either. It's great that you're thinking like this, though. Maybe DJ will know since you're actually referencing his web page. :-) cgf -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple