Re: Should svnlook diff print diffs for deleted files

>>>>> On 09 Nov 2002 15:49:26 -0600, Karl Fogel <kfogel@newton.ch.collab.net> said:

    KF> Blair Zajac <blair@orcaware.com> writes:
>> Right now svnlook diff prints diffs for deleted files. It
>> notes that the file is deleted, so is there a point running
>> diff between the original file and an empty file.
>>
>> It just fills up commit email disk space.

    KF> I think the justification was that when content disappears,
    KF> it's nice to see what it was (but not when it's a whole huge
    KF> tree of course). I do find it kind of useful, not sure how
    KF> others feel though.

Has 'patch' an other way to understand "empty" that file (that it
normally remove when it's done)? If not, that is the only way to
"export" the deletion via a "standard" patch.

ciao, lele.

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