How to generate diffs on binary file from CVS?

[H . J . Lu]

On Thu, Jul 26, 2001 at 08:42:26PM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> > cvs server: failed to read diff file header /tmp/cvsRkXoyg for
> > bmp1.bmp,v: end of file
> 
> I specifically checked those in with -kb, cvs should know what to do
> with them.  You don't normally diff a binary file, you just overwrite
> it.

What is your plan to provide a diff for the next binutils so that a
user can do

# patch -p1 < ..../

to patch the binutils soucre tee to the new version? It has been working
that way for a LONG time.


H.J.