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authorBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2005-12-24 18:37:17 +0000
committerBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2005-12-24 18:37:17 +0000
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Update why unified diff is _sometimes_ better.
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<H1>Developer's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for
PostgreSQL</H1>
- <P>Last updated: Tue Nov 22 10:17:51 EST 2005</P>
+ <P>Last updated: Sat Dec 24 13:36:54 EST 2005</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@
<P>Generate the patch in contextual diff format. If you are
unfamiliar with this, you might find the script
- <I>src/tools/makediff/difforig</I> useful.</P>
+ <I>src/tools/makediff/difforig</I> useful. Unified diffs are
+ only preferrable if the file changes are single-line changes and
+ do not rely on the surrouding lines.</P>
<P>Ensure that your patch is generated against the most recent
version of the code. If it is a patch adding new functionality, the