[slime-devel] Re: [slime-cvs] CVS update: slime/HACKING

[James A. Crippen]

Helmut Eller <e9626484 at stud3.tuwien.ac.at> writes:

> Luke Gorrie <lgorrie at common-lisp.net> writes:
> 
> > Helmut Eller <heller at common-lisp.net> writes:
> > 
> > > +If you would like to send us improvements you can create a patch with
> > > +C-x v = in the buffer or with 'diff -c'.  You can also include a
> > > +ChangeLog entry describing your change.  
> > 
> > Hey, I can't read 'diff -c'! But I'm willing to learn if you can cite
> > some virtues :-)
> 
> I changed it to -u.
> 
> I too think -c is harder to read.  Initially I made a reference to the
> Emacs manual and they use -c, probably because context diffs have a
> better chance to apply cleanly.  I said -c for consistency.  But then
> I realized that their requirements aren't quite appropriate for our
> simple project and removed the link.

I think they also use -c because it is POSIX supported but -u is a GNU
extension. At least, I recall the last time I used Solaris that it
didn't have -u in its diff, but it did have -c, and presumed then that
-c was a POSIX specified option.

'james

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