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- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
- Path: sparky!uunet!spooky!witr
- From: witr@rwwa.COM (Robert Withrow)
- Subject: Patch posters -- please don't post reversed patches!!
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.160752.13059@rwwa.COM>
- Sender: news@rwwa.COM (News Administrator)
- Nntp-Posting-Host: spooky
- Reply-To: witr@rwwa.com
- Organization: R.W. Withrow Associates
- Distribution: usa
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 16:07:52 GMT
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- The correct way is to:
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- diff -c old new > patchfile
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- Posting a reversed patch just causes confusion and makes people wonder
- if your patch is bogus...
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- Robert Withrow, Tel: +1 617 598 4480, Fax: +1 617 598 4430, Net: witr@rwwa.COM
- R.W. Withrow Associates, 21 Railroad Ave, Swampscott MA 01907-1821 USA
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