From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:07:27 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] apply: squash consecutive slashes with p_value > 0
Message-ID: <7vmxbumxls.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <20111117175544.GC17472@mal.justgohome.co.uk>

Robie Basak <robie.basak@canonical.com> writes:

> I'm now confused about what it will do (which is why I need to look at
> it again to make sure), but if it turns out to be easier to just handle
> that one boundary point, would you accept a patch that eliminates just
> that duplicate, on the basis that in Unix-land duplicate slashes are
> perfectly acceptable to be left lying around?

If that is the case, I would rather say we should even shoot for
simpler. Just tell the patch generator not to include unneeded double
slashes.