Re: New feature for diff

[Paul Eggert]

Kotelnikov Mihail <address@hidden> writes:

> I think it would be useful to pass options for patch utility via
> patchfile. For example for pass -Z option when it is nessesary for
> proper working autotools in patched source tree. Main goal of this
> feature - clarity for enduser.

The general idea is reasonable, but I'm not sure about the details of
the exact implementation you proposed.  For example, the facility
might be abused by specifying the '-o /etc/passwd' option.  And I
don't see how the 'patch' user can easily override the patch options,
which is something they should be able to do.

Is the only problem with -Z?  Or are there some other options you'd
like to specify here as well?  What's the intended application?

Kotelnikov Mihail <address@hidden> writes:

> Unfortunately, i haven't find any development source of patch
> utility. Tell me please if you know where it is.

The latest publicly available version is in
<ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/diffutils/patch-2.5.9.tar.gz>.
(It's not in CVS yet.)