Re: Use a *real* built-in diff generator

On Sat, Mar 25, 2006 at 10:39:03AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:

Besides, I hate how GNU patch bends over backwards in applying crap that 
isn't a proper patch at all (whitespace-corruption, you name it: GNU patch 
will accept it). Also, I made "git-apply" be all-or-nothing: either it 
applies the _whole_ patch (across many different files) or it applies none 
of it. With GNU patch, if you get an error on the fifth file, the four 
first files have been modified already - aarrgghhh..

Which is apply's greatest strength - and weakness.  GNU diff doesn't
understand the file renamings bits of git diffs, so they they need to be
used with apply.  So if a patch doesn't apply?  Apply doesn't even have
an option to apply things as good as it can and leave the rest in
reject files.  Yuck.

  Ralf