Re: [RFC] patch's default backup behavior

> Am Fri, Apr 08, 2022 at 10:25:08PM -0500 schrieb Kyle Evans:
> > I'd like to test the waters on switching this to the GNU behavior,
> > which feels a whole lot more reasonable. Notably, they'll only create
> > backup files if a mismatch was detected (presumably this means either
> > a hunk needed fuzz or a hunk outright failed). This yields far fewer
> > backup files in the ideal scenario (context entirely matches), while
> > still leaving backup files when it's sensible (base file changed and
> > we might want to regenerate the patch).
> > 
> > Thoughts / comments / concerns?
> 
> Personally, I'm more often annoyed by the GNU behavior than not.
> Especially when working on pkgsrc, the GNU behavior of
> sometimes-not-creating-backups actually breaks tooling. I also consider
> the rationale somewhat fishy as tools like sed have historically not
> operated in-place.

Personally, if YOU like the behavior of gnu patch, by all means,
please USE gnu patch.  Please do NOT make bsd patch behave in
a different manner simply because you personally like that
other behavior.

If you want the stuff to look like Linux/GNU by all means,
go RUN linux/gnu!!!!

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Rod Grimes                                                 rgrimes@freebsd.org