Re: Wrong patches

kwrohrer@ce.mediaone.net
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 00:49:39 -0600 (EST)

And lo, G. Allen Morris III saith unto me:
>
> I admit that I am guilty of posting a reversed patch. While I agree that
> it would be better if I were more careful, I am amazed that a reversed
> patch has caused such a stir. This was a single line patch. Anyone that
> can't figure out that a one line patch is reversed should not be running
> 2.1.126. Also a reversed patch is not wrong, it is only reversed.
> patch does have a -R switch and will even detect a reversed patch and
> ask you if you would like to apply the -R switch.

And if this patch makes it into 2.1.127, then someone sees the patch and
tries it on 2.1.127, figuring that if 2.1.127 has it already he'll see
some errors...whoops! No errors, and the good patch gets backed out.

Keith

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