On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 3:01 AM, Dirk Meyer <dis...@freevo.org> wrote: > Hi, > > On 05.11.2010 20:21, James Trietsch wrote: >> I'm afraid that if I delete part of a diff file, it will throw off the line >> number references in other parts and the patch will fail. And if the >> patching is >> dependent on line numbers, would that mean even if I could break them up, >> they'd >> have to be applied in a specific order? Does anyone have any ideas how I can >> do >> this without giving myself a headache? Or working full time from here to next >> Sunday? > > The line numbers are only a hint for patch. If a previous patch adds > lets say 20 lines at the beginning of the file, including the second > patch without the line numbers changed should still work (patch will > tell you that it used an offset of 20). > > > Dischi >
The only major gotcha with splitting a patch like this is when the second patch makes changes to the first patch. Just remember to test each patch seperatly and you should be fine. I had had to do this myself a time or 2. Evan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Next 800 Companies to Lead America's Growth: New Video Whitepaper David G. Thomson, author of the best-selling book "Blueprint to a Billion" shares his insights and actions to help propel your business during the next growth cycle. Listen Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/SAP-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Freevo-devel mailing list Freevo-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-devel
