You don't _need_ a patch to get a newer version of anything. You can just
delete the old version of gimp & download 1.1.18 (which is getting much
nicer, I must say). But that aside, it seems like a good idea to archive
patches.

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        Jonathan Erbe           aka             Erunantion
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On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Ben Fowler wrote:

> I can't believe that if I am not the only person with
> this problem that someone hasn't solved it long ago.
> 
> May be I am doing something wrong.
> 
> I am using CVS as a form of software delivery rather than
> a joint software development.
> 
> On my machine, I have gimp-1.1.15. If I choose to update it,
> I need a patch 1.1.15 -> <current level>.
> 
> So far as I can tell, only patches for 
>       <previous level> -> <current level> 
> are archived.
> 
> 1. Why not archive patches from say 1.1.11 -> <current level> whenever
> there is a new levels for levels 1.1.12 < level < 1.1.20?
> 
> 2. If this is not thought possible or desirable, why not have a web
> CVS interface that can deliver any required patch on request.
> (I thought that bonsai did this, but I cannot get it to).
> 
> I assume that I have got something wrong somewhere, but I cannot
> see what.
> 
> Ben.
> 
> 
> 
> 

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