Patch only a portion of a file
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I have two files - fileWithMyFix.c and fileCustUpdated.c. I made my fixes to filewithmyfix but was not aware that a customer was updating the same file to make other (unrelated changes).
I need to push my changes into their file. A flat patch doesn't seem to be working, since there are differences in both files. If I diff them and apply that patch, it tries to revert fileCustUpdated.c to match fileWithMyFix, but ends up creating a mess.
Is there a way to pinpoint specific portions of the file to patch? Do I have to diff fileWithMyFix.c against an untouched file fresh off svn, and then apply the patch that way? I figure line numbers won't line up and there will be issues there as well.
Edit - I may have been doing the diff backwards, but I let it do the reversion and it applied the patch correctly. New question - which way do I do the diff to avoid this?
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asked Jan 7 at 14:15
Brydon GibsonBrydon Gibson
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I have two files - fileWithMyFix.c and fileCustUpdated.c. I made my fixes to filewithmyfix but was not aware that a customer was updating the same file to make other (unrelated changes).
I need to push my changes into their file. A flat patch doesn't seem to be working, since there are differences in both files. If I diff them and apply that patch, it tries to revert fileCustUpdated.c to match fileWithMyFix, but ends up creating a mess.
Is there a way to pinpoint specific portions of the file to patch? Do I have to diff fileWithMyFix.c against an untouched file fresh off svn, and then apply the patch that way? I figure line numbers won't line up and there will be issues there as well.
Edit - I may have been doing the diff backwards, but I let it do the reversion and it applied the patch correctly. New question - which way do I do the diff to avoid this?
patch version-control
asked Jan 7 at 14:15
Brydon GibsonBrydon Gibson
18618
add a comment |
I have two files - fileWithMyFix.c and fileCustUpdated.c. I made my fixes to filewithmyfix but was not aware that a customer was updating the same file to make other (unrelated changes).
I need to push my changes into their file. A flat patch doesn't seem to be working, since there are differences in both files. If I diff them and apply that patch, it tries to revert fileCustUpdated.c to match fileWithMyFix, but ends up creating a mess.
Is there a way to pinpoint specific portions of the file to patch? Do I have to diff fileWithMyFix.c against an untouched file fresh off svn, and then apply the patch that way? I figure line numbers won't line up and there will be issues there as well.
Edit - I may have been doing the diff backwards, but I let it do the reversion and it applied the patch correctly. New question - which way do I do the diff to avoid this?
patch version-control
asked Jan 7 at 14:15
Brydon GibsonBrydon Gibson
18618
I have two files - fileWithMyFix.c and fileCustUpdated.c. I made my fixes to filewithmyfix but was not aware that a customer was updating the same file to make other (unrelated changes).
I need to push my changes into their file. A flat patch doesn't seem to be working, since there are differences in both files. If I diff them and apply that patch, it tries to revert fileCustUpdated.c to match fileWithMyFix, but ends up creating a mess.
Is there a way to pinpoint specific portions of the file to patch? Do I have to diff fileWithMyFix.c against an untouched file fresh off svn, and then apply the patch that way? I figure line numbers won't line up and there will be issues there as well.
Edit - I may have been doing the diff backwards, but I let it do the reversion and it applied the patch correctly. New question - which way do I do the diff to avoid this?
patch version-control
patch version-control
asked Jan 7 at 14:15
Brydon GibsonBrydon Gibson
18618
asked Jan 7 at 14:15
Brydon GibsonBrydon Gibson
18618
edited Jan 7 at 16:53
Brydon Gibson
asked Jan 7 at 14:15
Brydon GibsonBrydon Gibson
18618
asked Jan 7 at 14:15
Brydon GibsonBrydon Gibson
18618
asked Jan 7 at 14:15
Brydon GibsonBrydon Gibson
18618
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You have to diff your modified file against the unmodified version. If there are different options for the diff output format, create a unified diff or context diff. These formats contain some context lines around the modified lines. The patch tool will normally find the lines to be modified even if the line numbers have changed.
If the file is in SVN you can use two workspaces and commit the customers version in one workspace, then update the workspace that contains your modified version. This should merge the customer's changes into your file, and (after possibly resolving the conflicts) finally you can commit your file. which should now have all modifications in it.
answered Jan 7 at 15:39
BodoBodo
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Unfortunately I can't do this under version control. The patch tool is detecting a reversed patch when I try to apply, and failing on every hunk with this method. I'm usingdiff -Naru fileWithMyChanges.c originalSvnFile.c > diffs.c
– Brydon Gibson
Jan 7 at 16:25
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patchis detecting a reversed patch because you askeddiffto find the changes fromfileWithMyChanges.ctooriginalSvnFile.c. Did you confirm that it's a reversed patch? If not it's expected that all hunks fail to apply. Trydiff -u originalSvnFile.c fileWithMyChanges.cordiff -au...if it thinks your files are binary. Options-Nand-rare not necessary in your case but don't hurt.
– Bodo
Jan 7 at 17:51
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You have to diff your modified file against the unmodified version. If there are different options for the diff output format, create a unified diff or context diff. These formats contain some context lines around the modified lines. The patch tool will normally find the lines to be modified even if the line numbers have changed.
If the file is in SVN you can use two workspaces and commit the customers version in one workspace, then update the workspace that contains your modified version. This should merge the customer's changes into your file, and (after possibly resolving the conflicts) finally you can commit your file. which should now have all modifications in it.
answered Jan 7 at 15:39
BodoBodo
5186
Unfortunately I can't do this under version control. The patch tool is detecting a reversed patch when I try to apply, and failing on every hunk with this method. I'm usingdiff -Naru fileWithMyChanges.c originalSvnFile.c > diffs.c
– Brydon Gibson
Jan 7 at 16:25
1
patchis detecting a reversed patch because you askeddiffto find the changes fromfileWithMyChanges.ctooriginalSvnFile.c. Did you confirm that it's a reversed patch? If not it's expected that all hunks fail to apply. Trydiff -u originalSvnFile.c fileWithMyChanges.cordiff -au...if it thinks your files are binary. Options-Nand-rare not necessary in your case but don't hurt.
– Bodo
Jan 7 at 17:51
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You have to diff your modified file against the unmodified version. If there are different options for the diff output format, create a unified diff or context diff. These formats contain some context lines around the modified lines. The patch tool will normally find the lines to be modified even if the line numbers have changed.
If the file is in SVN you can use two workspaces and commit the customers version in one workspace, then update the workspace that contains your modified version. This should merge the customer's changes into your file, and (after possibly resolving the conflicts) finally you can commit your file. which should now have all modifications in it.
answered Jan 7 at 15:39
BodoBodo
5186
Unfortunately I can't do this under version control. The patch tool is detecting a reversed patch when I try to apply, and failing on every hunk with this method. I'm usingdiff -Naru fileWithMyChanges.c originalSvnFile.c > diffs.c
– Brydon Gibson
Jan 7 at 16:25
1
patchis detecting a reversed patch because you askeddiffto find the changes fromfileWithMyChanges.ctooriginalSvnFile.c. Did you confirm that it's a reversed patch? If not it's expected that all hunks fail to apply. Trydiff -u originalSvnFile.c fileWithMyChanges.cordiff -au...if it thinks your files are binary. Options-Nand-rare not necessary in your case but don't hurt.
– Bodo
Jan 7 at 17:51
add a comment |
You have to diff your modified file against the unmodified version. If there are different options for the diff output format, create a unified diff or context diff. These formats contain some context lines around the modified lines. The patch tool will normally find the lines to be modified even if the line numbers have changed.
If the file is in SVN you can use two workspaces and commit the customers version in one workspace, then update the workspace that contains your modified version. This should merge the customer's changes into your file, and (after possibly resolving the conflicts) finally you can commit your file. which should now have all modifications in it.
answered Jan 7 at 15:39
BodoBodo
5186
You have to diff your modified file against the unmodified version. If there are different options for the diff output format, create a unified diff or context diff. These formats contain some context lines around the modified lines. The patch tool will normally find the lines to be modified even if the line numbers have changed.
If the file is in SVN you can use two workspaces and commit the customers version in one workspace, then update the workspace that contains your modified version. This should merge the customer's changes into your file, and (after possibly resolving the conflicts) finally you can commit your file. which should now have all modifications in it.
answered Jan 7 at 15:39
BodoBodo
5186
answered Jan 7 at 15:39
BodoBodo
5186
answered Jan 7 at 15:39
BodoBodo
5186
answered Jan 7 at 15:39
BodoBodo
5186
5186
Unfortunately I can't do this under version control. The patch tool is detecting a reversed patch when I try to apply, and failing on every hunk with this method. I'm usingdiff -Naru fileWithMyChanges.c originalSvnFile.c > diffs.c
– Brydon Gibson
Jan 7 at 16:25
1
patchis detecting a reversed patch because you askeddiffto find the changes fromfileWithMyChanges.ctooriginalSvnFile.c. Did you confirm that it's a reversed patch? If not it's expected that all hunks fail to apply. Trydiff -u originalSvnFile.c fileWithMyChanges.cordiff -au...if it thinks your files are binary. Options-Nand-rare not necessary in your case but don't hurt.
– Bodo
Jan 7 at 17:51
add a comment |
Unfortunately I can't do this under version control. The patch tool is detecting a reversed patch when I try to apply, and failing on every hunk with this method. I'm usingdiff -Naru fileWithMyChanges.c originalSvnFile.c > diffs.c
– Brydon Gibson
Jan 7 at 16:25
1
patchis detecting a reversed patch because you askeddiffto find the changes fromfileWithMyChanges.ctooriginalSvnFile.c. Did you confirm that it's a reversed patch? If not it's expected that all hunks fail to apply. Trydiff -u originalSvnFile.c fileWithMyChanges.cordiff -au...if it thinks your files are binary. Options-Nand-rare not necessary in your case but don't hurt.
– Bodo
Jan 7 at 17:51
Unfortunately I can't do this under version control. The patch tool is detecting a reversed patch when I try to apply, and failing on every hunk with this method. I'm using
diff -Naru fileWithMyChanges.c originalSvnFile.c > diffs.c– Brydon Gibson
Jan 7 at 16:25
Unfortunately I can't do this under version control. The patch tool is detecting a reversed patch when I try to apply, and failing on every hunk with this method. I'm using
diff -Naru fileWithMyChanges.c originalSvnFile.c > diffs.c– Brydon Gibson
Jan 7 at 16:25
1
1
patch is detecting a reversed patch because you asked diff to find the changes from fileWithMyChanges.c to originalSvnFile.c. Did you confirm that it's a reversed patch? If not it's expected that all hunks fail to apply. Try diff -u originalSvnFile.c fileWithMyChanges.c or diff -au... if it thinks your files are binary. Options -N and -r are not necessary in your case but don't hurt.– Bodo
Jan 7 at 17:51
patch is detecting a reversed patch because you asked diff to find the changes from fileWithMyChanges.c to originalSvnFile.c. Did you confirm that it's a reversed patch? If not it's expected that all hunks fail to apply. Try diff -u originalSvnFile.c fileWithMyChanges.c or diff -au... if it thinks your files are binary. Options -N and -r are not necessary in your case but don't hurt.– Bodo
Jan 7 at 17:51
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