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bug#66211: 30.0.50; C-x v v in vc-diff does not work with lesser version
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Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#66211: 30.0.50; C-x v v in vc-diff does not work with lesser versionf of patch |
Date: |
Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:05:51 +0300 |
> From: "Alfred M. Szmidt" <ams@gnu.org>
> Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:17:27 -0400
>
>
> The C-x v v command in a *vc-diff* buffer does not work if you have a
> lesser version of patch, e.g., the one on OpenBSD:
>
> user-error: Patch failed: patch: unknown option -- no-backup-if-mismatch
> usage: patch [-bCcEeflNnRstuv] [-B backup-prefix] [-D symbol] [-d directory]
> [-F max-fuzz] [-i patchfile] [-o out-file] [-p strip-count]
> [-r rej-name] [-V t | nil | never] [-x number] [-z backup-ext]
> [--posix] [origfile [patchfile]]
> patch <patchfile
I don't understand: does "git apply" invoke Patch? AFAICT, "C-x v v"
in a *vc-diff* buffer runs "git apply FILE", where FILE is a temporary
patch file created from the diffs to be applied. What am I missing?
bug#66211: 30.0.50; C-x v v in vc-diff does not work with lesser versionf of patch,
Eli Zaretskii <=