Re: 0 size files in linux-2.2.17.tar.gz

From: Jan-Benedict Glaw (jbglaw@lug-owl.de)
Date: Thu Oct 12 2000 - 07:09:12 EDT

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    On Thu, Oct 12, 2000 at 03:58:21AM -0700, Amit D Chaudhary wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > When trying to create a patch with linux 2.2.17 sources, I found the
    > following files to be of size 0 in linux-2.2.17.tar.gz.
    > linux/include/linux/dasd.h
    > linux/include/linux/coda_opstats.h
    >
    > Since the file is the most latest in the kernel/v2.2 directory, thought
    > should point this out.

    Your kernel was probably patched te become a 2.2.17. The "problem"
    is diff. It can
            - add lines
            - remove lines
            - add files
    but it *cannot remove files. The only way to "remove" a file is to
    delete all ist contents, but the (empty) file remains...

    MfG, JBG 

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