Re: Patch file creation: Anchoring inconsistent

On 03.08.2016 18:04, Daniel Hoenig wrote:
> There are two ways to create a patch file:
> 1- in Windows Explorer right click on a folder, Tortoise context menu "Create patch"
> 2- in the Tortoise mdofociations window, right click on a selection of files, context menu "Create patch"
>
> However, the two patch files created differ.
>
> Example:
>
> Top-level folder MyProject which is used as base for both scenarios 1 and 2.
> A file MyProject/1/2/code.c
>
>
> In scenario 1, the patchfile contains the full path (good)
>
>
> Index: 1/2/code.c
> ===================================================================
> --- 1/2/code.c (revision 66174)
> +++ 1/2/code.c (working copy)
>
> whereas in scenario 2 it contains only the filenames (bad)
>
> Index: code.c
> ===================================================================
> --- code.c (revision 12345)
> +++ code.c (working copy)
>
>
> The full path is important for anchoring in the code review tool Crucible.
>
> The Tortoise modification window, although started from the parent folder, shows inconsistent behavior by using no path.

That's actually by design: users requested a long time ago that a patch
from the CfM dialog should use the filenames only as the path.

Stefan

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