Re: [DOCS] 6.5.3 diff - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [DOCS] 6.5.3 diff
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Msg-id 199911082337.SAA29805@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [DOCS] 6.5.3 diff  (Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org>)
Responses Re: [DOCS] 6.5.3 diff
Re: [DOCS] 6.5.3 diff
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> The Hermit Hacker wrote:
> > 
> > Not what program, what set of arguments for the diff command...no matter
> > what I seem to try, someone doesn't like the patch :)
> 
> There's so many different arguments.... 'diff -uNr postgresql-6.5.x.orig
> postgresql-6.5.x' works for me, and is what I use in preparing the
> patchsets for the RPM's.  Of course, that presupposes that there is a
> whole '.orig' tree laying around to diff against, but I fugre that's a
> given.
> 

While we are on the topic, can someone explain why unified diffs are
better than context diffs.  I find unified diffs hard to read.

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