On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:21:29 -0700, stevet wrote: > >So how does one merge fixes into source if the "source" numbering is removed? >The fixes may issue delete of lines, addition of lines and replace of lines >and there may be multiple delta decks to be applied anytime one wants to do >changes to the source. This is not a spec I'm providing, this is a requirement >I would have to live with. > >From what you say, diff and patch will not know or understand where the source >being supplied to update the original source goes. > Patch uses a combination of relative line numbers and context lines (such as appear in a SuperC listing). It works.
>So, I don't think your method is going to fly with source coming from a vendor >that has to be updated via IEBUPDTE, nor is it going to fly with one of our >groups that uses IEBUPDTE to update their source... > Do those groups create their IEBUPDTE command files by hand? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
