Is there a correct way to use diff to make the paths properly in the first place? Do you have to run it from a particular location or specify a path? Also I agree that string should be blob (or puredata ;)) since string implies text and it's really able to manipulate any kind of byte data.
Martin > From: Hans-Christoph Steiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On May 1, 2007, at 2:59 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Quoting Hans-Christoph Steiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >>> > >>> try "-p 2" > >> > >> This is automated, so that would mean changing all the patches in > >> packages/patches. I think it would be much easier to change that one > >> patch to remove the path information. > > > > the last one was another mail where i clicked "send" before thinking. > > > > the "-p 2" would strip _at most_ the first 2 "path-elements" (see 'man > > patch' for a better explanation) of the filenames. so > > "pd/src/g_rtext.c" becomes "g_rtext.c", while "src/g_canvas.c" becomes > > "g_canvas.c" and "m_pd.h" stays the same. > > > > so all patches should apply just as fine as they do now, and the > > string-support patch would apply too. > > > > apart from that, i agree that all patches should be "normalized" in > > a way. > > (and that "string" really should be "blob") > > Feel free to add this stuff to the build system, as long as it works > on all platforms. an older sed is installed on everything in the > auto-build farm. But it might save more trouble in the long run to > keep a consistent format. Hard to say... > > .hc _______________________________________________ PD-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev
