Re: git reveals a bug in (some versions) BSD diff

I'm seeing this on a standard os/x 10.3.9 install which seems to have an
old, but still GNU based, diff.

$ which diff
/usr/bin/diff

$ diff --version
diff - GNU diffutils version 2.7

$ sh ./t4101-apply-nonl.sh
*   ok 1: apply diff between 0 and 1
*   ok 2: apply diff between 0 and 2
*   ok 3: apply diff between 0 and 3
*   ok 4: apply diff between 1 and 0
*   ok 5: apply diff between 1 and 2
*   ok 6: apply diff between 1 and 3
*   ok 7: apply diff between 2 and 0
*   ok 8: apply diff between 2 and 1
* FAIL 9: apply diff between 2 and 3
        git-apply <diff.2-3 && diff frotz.3 frotz
*   ok 10: apply diff between 3 and 0
*   ok 11: apply diff between 3 and 1
* FAIL 12: apply diff between 3 and 2
        git-apply <diff.3-2 && diff frotz.2 frotz
* failed 2 among 12 test(s)

For what it's worth, this is the only test failing on this box (after the
application of the TZ patch I just sent).

Later,
Brad

Hi,

On Sat, 13 Aug 2005, Brad Roberts wrote:

I'm seeing this on a standard os/x 10.3.9 install which seems to have an
old, but still GNU based, diff.

$ which diff
/usr/bin/diff

$ diff --version
diff - GNU diffutils version 2.7

That is exactly the same as with 10.2.8.

[...] 
* FAIL 9: apply diff between 2 and 3
        git-apply <diff.2-3 && diff frotz.3 frotz
* FAIL 12: apply diff between 3 and 2
        git-apply <diff.3-2 && diff frotz.2 frotz

Yes, that is what I saw, too. Actually, I found the bug in diff-v2.7 
annoying enough that I updated (just diff) to version 2.8.1. That works 
fine.

Ciao,
Dscho