Re: [PATCH] Fix "apply --reverse" with regard to whitespace

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Re: [PATCH] Fix "apply --reverse" with regard to whitespace

From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:43:20

Johannes Schindelin [off-list ref] writes:
"git apply" used to take check the whitespace in the wrong
direction.

Noticed by Daniel Barkalow.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <redacted>
---

	On Fri, 6 Jul 2007, Daniel Barkalow wrote:

	> If you apply in reverse a patch which adds junk (e.g., terminal
	> whitespace), it complains about the junk you're adding, even 
	> though (since it's in reverse) you're actually removing that 
	> junk.

	This fixes it.
Hmm.  Does this cover the "trailing blank lines removal" as
well?

Re: [PATCH] Fix "apply --reverse" with regard to whitespace

From: Johannes Schindelin <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:43:20

Hi,

On Sun, 8 Jul 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:
Johannes Schindelin [off-list ref] writes:
quoted
"git apply" used to take check the whitespace in the wrong
direction.

Noticed by Daniel Barkalow.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <redacted>
---

	On Fri, 6 Jul 2007, Daniel Barkalow wrote:

	> If you apply in reverse a patch which adds junk (e.g., terminal
	> whitespace), it complains about the junk you're adding, even 
	> though (since it's in reverse) you're actually removing that 
	> junk.

	This fixes it.
Hmm.  Does this cover the "trailing blank lines removal" as
well?
-- snip --
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index ecd2b85..8935376 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
+interdiff between commits
 diff with file/symlink
-remote remove <nick>
-libification: setjmp() error handler with xmalloc(), xcalloc(), xfree() handling
 fix diff_filepair() mess in diff.c
 merge -s rebase
 build in ls-remote
diff --git a/t/t4116-apply-reverse.sh b/t/t4116-apply-reverse.sh
index 9ae2b3a..f3f9181 100755
--- a/t/t4116-apply-reverse.sh
+++ b/t/t4116-apply-reverse.sh
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ test_expect_success 'apply in reverse without postimage' '
 
 test_expect_success 'reversing a whitespace introduction' '
 	sed "s/a/a /" < file1 > file1.new &&
+	echo >> file1.new &&
 	mv file1.new file1 &&
 	git diff | git apply --reverse --whitespace=error
 '
-- snap --
Apparently.

Or not.  Since a patch adding empty lines does not trigger any error with 
--whitespace=error.  I just tested that.

Ciao,
Dscho
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