Re: any good diff merging utility?

2001-06-18 Thread Riley Williams
Hi Ivan. >>> I like to build kernels with a bunch of patches on top to test >>> new stuff. The problem is that it takes a lot of effort to fix >>> all the failed hunks during patching that really wouldn't have >>> to be failed if only patch was a little more inteligent and >>> could merge

Re: any good diff merging utility?

2001-06-18 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Ivan Vadovic wrote: > > > I like to build kernels with a bunch of patches on top to test > > > new stuff. The problem is that it takes a lot of effort to fix > > > all the failed hunks during patching that really wouldn't have > > > to be failed if only patch was a little

Re: any good diff merging utility?

2001-06-18 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Ivan Vadovic wrote: I like to build kernels with a bunch of patches on top to test new stuff. The problem is that it takes a lot of effort to fix all the failed hunks during patching that really wouldn't have to be failed if only patch was a little more

Re: any good diff merging utility?

2001-06-17 Thread Paul Mackerras
Ivan Vadovic writes: > Well, are there any utilities to merge diffs? I couldn't find any on freshmeat. > So what are you using to stack many patches onto the kernel tree? Just manualy > modify the diff? I'll try to write something more automatic if nothing comes up. Try dirdiff -

Re: any good diff merging utility?

2001-06-17 Thread Jonathan Lundell
At 2:34 AM +0200 2001-06-18, Ivan Vadovic wrote: >Very often the case is that they indeed can be merged automagically. >For example two patches inserting few lines right after the #include >lines. > >patch1: >@@ 10,1 10,2 @@ > #include >+#include <1.h> > >patch2: >@@ 10,1 10,2 @@ > #include

Re: any good diff merging utility?

2001-06-17 Thread Ivan Vadovic
> > I like to build kernels with a bunch of patches on top to test > > new stuff. The problem is that it takes a lot of effort to fix > > all the failed hunks during patching that really wouldn't have > > to be failed if only patch was a little more inteligent and > > could merge several

Re: any good diff merging utility?

2001-06-17 Thread Riley Williams
Hi Ivan. > I like to build kernels with a bunch of patches on top to test > new stuff. The problem is that it takes a lot of effort to fix > all the failed hunks during patching that really wouldn't have > to be failed if only patch was a little more inteligent and > could merge several

any good diff merging utility?

2001-06-17 Thread Ivan Vadovic
Hi, I like to build kernels with a bunch of patches on top to test new stuff. The problem is that it takes a lot of effort to fix all the failed hunks during patching that really wouldn't have to be failed if only patch was a little more inteligent and could merge several patches into one ( if

any good diff merging utility?

2001-06-17 Thread Ivan Vadovic
Hi, I like to build kernels with a bunch of patches on top to test new stuff. The problem is that it takes a lot of effort to fix all the failed hunks during patching that really wouldn't have to be failed if only patch was a little more inteligent and could merge several patches into one ( if

Re: any good diff merging utility?

2001-06-17 Thread Riley Williams
Hi Ivan. I like to build kernels with a bunch of patches on top to test new stuff. The problem is that it takes a lot of effort to fix all the failed hunks during patching that really wouldn't have to be failed if only patch was a little more inteligent and could merge several patches

Re: any good diff merging utility?

2001-06-17 Thread Ivan Vadovic
I like to build kernels with a bunch of patches on top to test new stuff. The problem is that it takes a lot of effort to fix all the failed hunks during patching that really wouldn't have to be failed if only patch was a little more inteligent and could merge several patches into

Re: any good diff merging utility?

2001-06-17 Thread Jonathan Lundell
At 2:34 AM +0200 2001-06-18, Ivan Vadovic wrote: Very often the case is that they indeed can be merged automagically. For example two patches inserting few lines right after the #include lines. patch1: @@ 10,1 10,2 @@ #include foo.h +#include 1.h patch2: @@ 10,1 10,2 @@ #include foo.h

Re: any good diff merging utility?

2001-06-17 Thread Paul Mackerras
Ivan Vadovic writes: Well, are there any utilities to merge diffs? I couldn't find any on freshmeat. So what are you using to stack many patches onto the kernel tree? Just manualy modify the diff? I'll try to write something more automatic if nothing comes up. Try dirdiff -