[PATCH 1/1] Don't include dates in diff/patch header lines by default

Stephen Darnell stephen at darnell.plus.com
Mon Sep 25 16:27:47 UTC 2006


Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> ...
>> But I think it would be nice to move forward to a better patch format,
>> ideally one that fixes some of the problems. Removing the dates is a step
>> in the right direction, no?
>>     
>
> Not if it breaks GNU patch(1) compatibility, IMHO.
>   
Agreed.  I've done quite a few tests to check that patch is not broken 
by this change.

Regards,
  Stephen



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