Andreas Grünbacher wrote: > 2012/9/12 Jim Meyering <j...@meyering.net>: >> This takes place on automake's "maint" branch: >> commit 9c4ad6973eedb074a9381e14a6c1eeeb285c2465 >> >> It looks like when patch application fails, patch renames the >> target to the backup name, FILE.~1~, but doesn't move it back, >> appearing to remove the target: > > hmm, this happens with git-style diffs when the original file doesn't > change. Could you have a look at the testing branch, please?
Hi Andreas, Thanks for the quick fix. I confirm that patch build from the current testing branch (v2.7-4-gf0388d2) no longer has the problem I reported. A minor suggestion: I find that it is worthwhile to include a NEWS update in any commit that fixes a bug. Then, I have far less work to do at release time, (not to mention less risk that I'll forget to mention something) since all significant summaries have already been added to NEWS.