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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Cc: Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
	git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/7] apply --allow-overlap: fix a corner case
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 08:40:11 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqa785xv9w.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1912061502110.31080@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet> (Johannes Schindelin's message of "Fri, 6 Dec 2019 15:11:41 +0100 (CET)")

Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

> The beginning is more special than the end because it is associated with
> the line number 1. The end line number is flexible already.

Yeah, we do not insist "the lineno must be X" at the end like we do
at the beginning, but we still insist "there cannot be no post
context if we are adding at the end" just like there cannot be any
pre context for a patch that adds at the beginning, no?

> There is another difference: after splitting hunks, the first hunk is
> applied first, and may render the line numbers of succeeding hunks
> incorrect. The same is not true for the last hunk: it cannot render the
> preceding hunks' line numbers incorrect, as it has not been applied yet.

This truly may make quite a difference, especially because the hunks
are applied in order.

Thanks.

  reply	other threads:[~2019-12-06 16:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-12-06 13:08 [PATCH 0/7] add -i: close some regression test gaps Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2019-12-06 13:08 ` [PATCH 1/7] t3701: add a test for advanced split-hunk editing Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2019-12-06 13:08 ` [PATCH 2/7] t3701: avoid depending on the TTY prerequisite Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2019-12-16 12:18   ` SZEDER Gábor
2019-12-17  5:53     ` Jeff King
2019-12-06 13:08 ` [PATCH 3/7] t3701: add a test for the different `add -p` prompts Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2019-12-06 13:08 ` [PATCH 4/7] t3701: verify the shown messages when nothing can be added Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2019-12-06 13:08 ` [PATCH 5/7] t3701: verify that the diff.algorithm config setting is handled Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2019-12-06 13:08 ` [PATCH 6/7] git add -p: use non-zero exit code when the diff generation failed Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2019-12-06 20:48   ` Junio C Hamano
2019-12-06 13:08 ` [PATCH 7/7] apply --allow-overlap: fix a corner case Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget
2019-12-06 13:45   ` Junio C Hamano
2019-12-06 14:11     ` Johannes Schindelin
2019-12-06 16:40       ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2019-12-06 17:56         ` Johannes Schindelin

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