Re: [Quilt-dev] [PATCH] New feature QUILT_DIFF_A_B

[Andreas Gruenbacher]

On Friday, 2. June 2006 18:45, Jean Delvare wrote:
> Hi Markus,
>
> Markus Oberhumer wrote:
> > > This will also cause strange "Index:" lines, as the patch above, BTW:
> > > they'll begin with "b/" which doesn't make much sense. I think this
> > > should be addressed before we can accept your patch.
> >
> > While they may look unfamiliar I think they are semantically correct.
> > Also, do those Index: lines actually serve any practical purpose ?
>
> I think I remember this is a POSIX requirement. I don't use them myself
> (--no-index.)

The Index lines are defined by POSIX, CVS uses it, and it sometimes also helps 
the patchutils. The b/file names in Index lines are perfectly correct, they 
just look a bit more weird than dir/file.

Andreas