On Thu, 1 Dec 2011 10:19:11 +0000 Pascal Terjan <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 1, 2011 at 09:58, Colin Guthrie <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > There are times when the backup files from patches applied with > > %apply_patches get in the way. It would be nice to be able to disable > > backup file generation. e.g. with %apply_patches -n > > > > Can someone with the appropriate skills do this? I can't remember who > > wrote this macro (I wrote the very crappy initial version of it and > > someone else made it awesome!), but I have a feeling it was pterjan or > > Annsi (or maybe it was pixel before he left...?). Anyway, it's a super > > useful macro, but it would be really nice if it could avoid the backups. > > I think it was pixel > > > Or another suggestion..... who actually uses these backup files? Perhaps > > they can just be dropped completely? > > I use them when updating patches So do I. Regards, Shlomi Fish -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Original Riddles - http://www.shlomifish.org/puzzles/ In Soviet Russia, XSLT codes you. Badly! Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply .
