bug#8009: 23.2.91; Ediff will not create new files

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org> writes:

> When I give ediff the following patch file:
>
> ---cut here---
> diff -Nur '--exclude=*.patch' '--exclude=*.[158]' '--exclude=configure' 
> '--exclude=.git' at/.gitignore at-rrt/.gitignore
> --- at/.gitignore     1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
> +++ at-rrt/.gitignore 2011-02-08 23:24:11.000000000 +0000
> @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
> +/Makefile
> +/at
> +/*.1
> +/*.5
> +/*.8
> +/*.o
> +/atd
> +/atq
> +/atrm
> +/atrun
> +/batch
> +/config.h
> +/config.log
> +/config.status
> +/lex.yy.c
> +/y.tab.*
>
> ---cut here---
>
> ediff says:
>
> Ediff has inferred that
>       /home/rrt/repo/at/.gitignore
> is assumed to be the target for this patch.  However, this file does not 
> exist.

(This bug report unfortunately got no response at the time.)

What command are you referring to when you say "When I give ediff the
following patch file"?

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