Hi, On 05.11.2010 20:21, James Trietsch wrote: > I'm afraid that if I delete part of a diff file, it will throw off the line > number references in other parts and the patch will fail. And if the patching > is > dependent on line numbers, would that mean even if I could break them up, > they'd > have to be applied in a specific order? Does anyone have any ideas how I can > do > this without giving myself a headache? Or working full time from here to next > Sunday?
The line numbers are only a hint for patch. If a previous patch adds lets say 20 lines at the beginning of the file, including the second patch without the line numbers changed should still work (patch will tell you that it used an offset of 20). Dischi -- And now for something completely different. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Freevo-devel mailing list Freevo-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel
