Hi,
> > If you can provide information backing up that it works reliably, > > patch will be accepted. > I use the attached patch (just adding of the options to the diff > call). After setting DPEP_DIFF_OPTIONS="-p" my C source patches have the > function in the dpatch (see patch_c_source.diff). > All other file types (eg. a Makefile, see patch_no_c_source.diff) have > also a (fake) function line, but since diff ignores the stuff after > the @@, it works. > > As for reliability, I think the diff tool and its options are very > stable and tested. > And of course it is a custom and explicitly set option. If it does > not work then I would just not add it to DPEP_DIFF_OPTIONS. The patch and the resulting output looks pretty neat to me. It's a new feature, so I'd like a testsuite added to test, but if there is no large objections from others, it looks like a useful feature to add. regards, junichi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]