Re: diff -c please - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Neil Conway
Subject Re: diff -c please
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Msg-id 419747A4.3060003@samurai.com
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In response to diff -c please  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>)
Responses Re: diff -c please  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>)
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Simon Riggs wrote:
> I note at least 3 people have submitted patches in other
> formats in the last week.

I'm one of the guilty parties (as is Gavin, I'd imagine). As I explained
in an earlier mail to -patches, the reason I've been submitting unified
diffs is that Gavin and I have been using the Monotone version control
system for development, and at present it only generates unified diffs.
I've been meaning to submit a fix for that -- I'll send the Monotone
folks a patch adding context diff support on Monday or Tuesday. So I
pledge to stop sending unified diffs ASAP :)

(BTW, I actually find unified diffs much easier to read. But since the
consensus is apparently to prefer context diffs, I'm happy to oblige.)

-Neil

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