Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/patch

[Matthew Dillon <dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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:joerg wrote @ Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:57:18 +0200:
:> On Wed, Sep 29, 2004 at 09:27:13PM +0200, Sascha Wildner wrote:
:> > this is because the ports system still uses -b for specifying the suffix 
:> > (the new patch uses -z or --suffix; the latter also works for GPL 
:> > patch). Blame it on me, I should've checked /usr/ports. :(
:> 
:> I think we can also just drop the historic meaning of -b and make it another
:> alias for -z.
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:I recommend we follow susv3 and fight this one out.
:
:Andy

    We can go back to the 'proper' -b if someone can get FreeBSD to fix
    their patch options in their ports/Mk files, or failing that when
    we begin weaning ourselves off the ports system and onto our own or
    someone else's.

					-Matt
					Matthew Dillon 
					<dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>