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Subject: RE: 1.1.6: diff -r porting problem for Windows
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Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 11:07:20 +1100
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From: "Robert Collins" <robert DOT collins AT itdomain DOT com DOT au>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Faylor [mailto:cgf AT redhat DOT com]
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 11:11 AM
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Re: 1.1.6: diff -r porting problem for Windows
> 
> 
> On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 10:58:52AM +1100, Robert Collins wrote:
> >Submit a patch. If it's done as an option, and cleanly, then 
> there is a
> >decent chance it'll get accepted.
> 
> I am reluctant to accept cygwin-specific patches to tools that we
> don't support.
> 
> If someone does come up with a patch, I hope that they'll send it
> to the diffutils maintainer for consideration.  That's the best
> way to get things permanently into cygwin.
> 
> Otherwise, someone has to remember to apply patches with each new
> release.
> 
> cgf
> 

Woops, good point there... 
I missed "to the diffutils maintainer"....

Doh!

Rob

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