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diff --git a/www/docs/patch.t b/www/docs/patch.t index 3283af35ee..ab43ed1606 100644 --- a/www/docs/patch.t +++ b/www/docs/patch.t @@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ Try one of these: <li> <a href="http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/diffutils.htm">http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/diffutils.htm</a> - diff for Windows </ul> +<h2>Newlines</h2> +<p> + These tools will assume and operate on "unix-style" newlines. That means all +files that you're diffing and patching etc must have LF newlines only, and +<b>not</b> the Windows/DOS standard CRLF newlines, +<p> + Not complying to this simple fact will cause you grief. Mark my words. + <h2>Creating A Patch</h2> <p> We generate diffs (often called patches) using 'diff' in a manner similar to @@ -80,6 +88,7 @@ manually. You can use the --dry-run option to patch to make sure that the patch applies clean. It doesn't actually apply the patch, only prints what would happen if you run it. +<h2>Removing A Patch</h2> <p> You can remove a patch again from the sources by doing the reverse action of a specific patch. You do this with the -R (or --reverse) options, such as: |