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Re: bugreport: git apply -3 confusing "lacks the necessary blob"

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JKJan Kratochvil <jan@jankratochvil.net>
Date
Aug 20, 2021, 18:30 UTC
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On Fri, 20 Aug 2021 19:40:12 +0200, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> But I think Jan is talking about the case where users get a patch
> that lacks the "index" information out of other people's "diff"
> implementation and try to "apply -3" without realizing that it is
> not Git's "diff" output.
Yes.
> Perhaps something like the attached patch would be a good start.
It does fix the problem for me, thanks!
Jan
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  2. Bagas SanjayaAug 20, 2021
  3. Jan KratochvilAug 20, 2021
  4. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2021
  5. Jan KratochvilAug 20, 2021
  6. Jan KratochvilAug 27, 2021
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