Re: [PATCH] can't "svn patch" working copy root if the patch is in --git format

Dmitry, the other thing is, would you mind making a regression test for this issue? That would be really good to have.

- Julian

Julian Foad wrote on 2018-07-09:
> Dmitry Pavlenko wrote on 2018-07-09:
> > Note that the patch looks like
> >
> > Index: /tmp/wc
> > ===================================================================
> > diff --git a/ b/
> > --- a/ (revision 0)
> > +++ b/ (working copy)
> >
> > Property changes on:
> > [...]
>
> Thanks for the bug report. I like removing code. Before we commit this,
> I have a few questions (for anybody who can answer) about how this
> should be working.
>
> I think the "Property changes on: " line is not right: it should show a
> dot for the path: "Property changes on: ."
>
> Maybe the "diff --git" line should say "diff --git a/. b/." for
> consistency (other directory paths printed there do not end with a
> slash) and clarity. (Would that even make the "svn patch" operation work
> correctly?)
>
> We could do both fixes: make "svn diff" add a dot, to be more
> conservative; and also make "svn patch" not require a dot, to be more
> lenient, and to work with already-generated patches.
>
> - Julian

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- Julian