Re: [dev] [sbase][RFC] patch: whitespace patches

From: Dimitris Papastamos <sin_AT_2f30.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 11:24:25 +0000

On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 08:54:13PM +0100, Mattias Andrée wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm working on implementing patch(1). I'm thinking about
> introducing an extension to the standard: -w. When this
> flag is used, patch will verify that the patchfile only
> changes whitespace in the file.
>
> So I have 2 question.
>
> 1) Do you think this should be a flag or a separate tool?

Sounds like it could be a flag.
>
> 2) Should it be able to do a dry run, would be another flag
> that can be used independently of -w?

Yes it would be nice to support a dry run flag regardless of
whether -w is specified or not.
Received on Thu Feb 25 2016 - 12:24:25 CET