[ANNOUNCEMENT] TEST RELEASE: Cygwin 2.8.1-0.1

[Corinna Vinschen]

On Jun 26 10:25, Brian Inglis wrote:
> On 2017-06-26 02:31, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> > On Jun 23 12:47, Brian Inglis wrote:
> >> On 2017-06-23 12:25, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> >>> On Jun 23 19:52, Marco Atzeri wrote:
> >>>> On 22/06/2017 15:58, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> >>>>> I uploaded a new Cygwin test release 2.8.1-0.1
> >>>>> I'm planning for a release next week.  Please test.
> >>>> $ /etc/postinstall/cygwin-doc.sh
> >>>> Can't find directory '/usr/share/doc/cygwin-2.8.1'
> >>> Fixed in git.
> >>
> >> Darn you were fast!
> >> You might want to apply the rest of the attached format-patch,
> >> as it makes things clearer, more maintainable, and shorter.
> > 
> > Sure, but your patch doesn't apply cleanly.  Care to check?
> 
> Refreshed, retried, reattached - not seeing any differences.

Weird.  See below.

> Care to give me hint to get a clean format-patch of a changed file against your
> master?
> My approach tends to be scorched earth: rm -rf repo && git clone repo!

`git pull' should suffice...

> Ramadan is just past, so not a new moon, should I wait to sacrifice more of my
> hair, to appease git? ;^>

git am fails because your patch has still the already applied first
hunk.  If you remove that, and ideally change the subject to match
what the remaining parts of the patch are doing, it should fly.


Thanks,
Corinna

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Corinna Vinschen                  Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to
Cygwin Maintainer                 cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Red Hat
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