[fpc-pascal] Git line endings leading to patch problems - was [Semi-OT] Git format patches don't seem to work

[Sven Barth]

On 07.10.2011 20:44, Florian Klämpfl wrote:
> Am 07.10.2011 11:28, schrieb Marco van de Voort:
>> In our previous episode, Graeme Geldenhuys said:
>>>> So while it could be used, I'd have to remember to run unix2dos over it
>>>> - that is, if people expect a Windows patch (
>>>
>>> I don't think that is needed. I believe the 'patch' program will sort
>>> that out by itself. I have sent numerous patches to FPC and Lazarus
>>> (both those repositories are git ones on my Linux system). Nobody has
>>> ever complained that the EOL style was wrong. I also don't specify the
>>> --no-prefix when creating patches. Again, the 'patch' program can handle
>>> those a/... b/... prefixes for the committer without problems.
>>
>> I usually apply patches on FreeBSD, and in rarer cases Linux.
>>
>> Even up to date patch doesn't always process lineendings properly btw. I
>> have to dos2unix often on *nix too.
>>
>> Recently a lot of patches with incorrect filenames, or no filenames if the
>> patch is for a single file, or even not in universal format have been
>> submitted, and it takes some work (doable, but annoying) to apply them.
>>
>> Since the patches aren't tagged with what generated them, I assumed it was
>> GIT based.
>
> git patches can be applied using
> http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpcbuild/scripts/florian/unix/svn-apply
> on unix.

And if no files are added/removed/moved a simple "patch -Np 0 < 
the-diff.patch" is sufficient as well. :D (just tested)

Regards,
Sven