From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:04:27 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Allow git-apply to fix up the line counts
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0806051403370.21190@racer>
In-Reply-To: <4847CCD9.6000305@viscovery.net>

Hi,

On Thu, 5 Jun 2008, Johannes Sixt wrote:

> Johannes Schindelin schrieb:
> > +--fixup-line-counts::
> > +	Fix up the line counts (e.g. after editing the patch without
> > +	adjusting the hunk headers appropriately).
> 
> This sort of implies that there is some kind of output that tells the
> correct line counts. But that isn't the case (if I read the patch
> correctly). So I suggest to name the option --ignore-line-counts.

But there is some kind of output: the hunks themselves.  And the line 
counts are not ignored, but they are actively rewritten.  But if you have 
a suggestion which keeps the spirit, I am very interested...

Ciao,
Dscho