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Re: Bash patches format

From Vladimir Marek <Vladimir.Marek@oracle.com>
Newsgroups gnu.bash.bug
Subject Re: Bash patches format
Date 2018-05-30 13:09 +0200
Message-ID <mailman.798.1527683207.1292.bug-bash@gnu.org> (permalink)
References <CADv8-ohtoJJWDUuo9goOXhNORuVJSci+oi1VEygM5JSijcfZ2w@mail.gmail.com> <20180530070456.p36falhq66wfgxqk@proprietary-killer>

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> > > > If people are willing to do the conversion between patch formats for
> > > their
> > > > own purposes, more power to them. I don't see any compelling reason to
> > > > change the format I use.
> > > >
> > > Could I at least convince you to start doing -p1, if not unified?
> > >
> > 
> > I think the cost is too high. All bash package maintainers on different
> > *nix systems will have to change accordingly.
> > 
> Well how about this; we ask the downstreams. List taken from repology,
> hopefully these are still all active and accurate. So, to reiterate the
> original premise of this thread for the newly added, I suggest the
> following:

Speaking for myself, as a bash maintainer in Solaris, I'm glad for
Chet's work in any shape or form. And I vote for anything which makes
his work easier.

The rest can be scripted

Thank you
-- 
	Vlad

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Re: Bash patches format Vladimir Marek <Vladimir.Marek@oracle.com> - 2018-05-30 13:09 +0200

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