Re: adding a file?

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>]

On Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 01:20:04PM -0500, Jason White wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 01:16PM -0500, Larson, Timothy E. wrote:
> >How do I create a patch to insert a file missing from the distribution?
> >The pkgsrc guide goes over how to create a diff, but you can't diff
> >against a non-existent file.
> 
>   Diff against /dev/null.

Like Tobias said, we generally prefer a plain file. This is easier for
maintainance.

Joerg

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