Hi Nicolas,

On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 09:40:45PM +0200, Nicolas Palix wrote:
> The point is that the "*" produces invalid diff output that should not
> be used with
> the patch tool. By using /tmp/nothing, we prevent such usage.

Ah-ha. That would explain it. :)

> Is counting lines beginning with  "-" and not "---" not enough in your case ?

Well, it's just harder for me to review a large report, since "diffstat"
uses the - file, not the + file for its summary of the report. I have
worked around in in the meantime (I just reprocess the output).

Thanks,

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Ubuntu Security Team
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