Hi David!
On Do, 29 Jul 2010, David Fishburn wrote:
>
> I need to update insert.txt and provide a patch to Bram.
>
> I have never done anything like this (on windows if it matters) and was
> hoping someone could give me a 5 second list of the commands (and any
> backup files you take first) before doing this so I know what to send to
> Bram.
>
> I already pull using hg and build my own Vim if that helps with the
> instructions.
>
> I figure it would be something like:
> 1. Copy insert.txt to a backup location.
> 2. Edit insert.txt
> 3. Run some patch command against the 2 files to generate the diff.
> 4. Email the new patch file to Bram.
>
> For step 3, I have patch.exe v2.5.9 for Windows.
> Just need some command line help to generate what is needed and from
> what directory is should be run.
>
> Much appreciated.
You would need diff.exe
But since you are using hg anyway, you can simply run hg diff insert.txt
and you'll obtain a diff file that can be feed back to patch(1).
regards,
Christian
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