bugGNU patch - Bugs: bug #37349, Patching symlinks

 
 

bug #37349: Patching symlinks

Submitted by:  Robert Billing <astropolis>
Submitted on:  Fri 14 Sep 2012 09:09:14 AM UTC  
 
Category: NoneSeverity: 3 - Normal
Item Group: NoneStatus: Fixed
Privacy: PublicAssigned to: None
Open/Closed: Closed

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Mon 24 Sep 2012 08:33:48 AM UTC, comment #2:

Thanks very much, that's saved me a big problem.

Robert Billing <astropolis>
Sat 22 Sep 2012 08:35:53 PM UTC, comment #1:

I have added a --follow-symlinks option; please see the latest snapshot.

Andreas Gruenbacher <agruen>
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Fri 14 Sep 2012 09:09:14 AM UTC, original submission:

I see that the latest version has a change which will make patch refuse to apply patches to symlinks.

However I have some scripts that make use of the current behaviour.When working on big source trees it's desirable to create link trees, and then replace links with real files when they are edited.

Would it be possible to make this an option, so that we could select between fail, replace the link or patch the linked file?

Thanks.

Robert Billing <astropolis>

 

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