[asdf-install-devel] Patch for Windows tar execution

[Gary King]

Hi Dan,

(This e-mail is entirely about the mechanics of applying the patch and  
not about ASDF-Install at all...)

I did get your patch (I didn't get the previous one (most likely it  
ended up in junk and I missed it) but I darcs isn't happy about  
applying it. It says:

> [misterx:~/darcs/ai/asdf-install] gwking% darcs apply windows-tar- 
> patch
> darcs: Error parsing patchinfo:
> ""
> ""
> "[Improved Windows tar execution"
> "Dan Muller<pikdj2002 at sneakemail.com>**20071127054320"
> ""
> "Made tar execution on Windows work much more like it does on Unix,  
> and"
> "took steps to avoid argument quoting problems."
> ""
> "- *shell-search-paths* gets set from PATH on Windows. See code for"
> "   rationale. This variable now contains a list of pathnames, not a"
> "   list of lists."
> ""
> "- On Windows, tar is called directly rather than via a"
> "  shell. "
> ""
> "- On Windows, we assume that cygpath.exe is in *CYGWI"

I made a small patch file myself and it looked like this

> Tue Nov 27 09:13:58 EST 2007  Gary King <gwking at metabang.com>
>  * fooling
>
> New patches:
>
> [fooling
> Gary King <gwking at metabang.com>**20071127141358] {
> hunk ./test-asdf-install.asd 24
> +;; eof
> }
>
> Context:
>
> [Tutorial work
> Gary King <gwking at metabang.com>**20071125165713]
> <snip>
> [TAG version-0.6.10
> Gary King <gwking at metabang.com>**20070814143216]
> Patch bundle hash:
> e9fae000db988f3846ba567748dc8291fd37d731


Whereas this has the comment above the New Patches; your includes it  
both above and below.

I wonder if this is a darcs change. I'm still using version 1.0.8.

I'm not sure if you should try sending again or if I should try  
applying by hand or if there is another option... Does anyone have any  
ideas?

thanks,
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