[Default] On 10 Oct 2017 17:30:54 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main 0000000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Paul Gilmartin) wrote:
>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? > Other than by total replacement, how would you distribute source maintenance other than by an IEBUPDTE like maintenance mechanism that depends on sequence numbers? Clark Morris >-- gil > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
