On Thu, 05 Nov 2026 10:55:01 +0100,
"Omar Polo" <op@omarpolo.com> wrote:
> 
> my monitor is not large enough, nor my brain memory large enough to keep
> this context in memory.
> 
> appending the full diff below, but let me first show you the -w version:
>

Reads ok and compiles here, OK kirill@

> : --- usr.bin/patch/pch.c
> : +++ usr.bin/patch/pch.c
> : @@ -622,7 +622,8 @@ another_hunk(void)
> :  				p_max = hunkmax;
> :  				break;
> :  			case '-':
> : -				if (buf[1] == '-') {
> : +				if (buf[1] != '-')
> : +					goto change_line;
> :  					if (repl_beginning ||
> :  					    (p_end != p_ptrn_lines + 1 +
> :  					    (p_char[p_end - 1] == '\n'))) {
> : @@ -696,8 +697,6 @@ another_hunk(void)
> :  					    (p_context != 0 || p_repl_lines != 1))
> :  						repl_could_be_missing = false;
> :  					break;
> : -				}
> : -				goto change_line;
> :  			case '+':
> :  			case '!':
> :  				repl_could_be_missing = false;
> 
> okay?
> 
> diff /usr/src
> path + /usr/src
> commit - d284dec97d37a05b69b78bc296868cbd8b92870e
> blob - 73f4bb1c9c7f4bfbc6bb66b4af94f5650b66a19f
> file + usr.bin/patch/pch.c
> --- usr.bin/patch/pch.c
> +++ usr.bin/patch/pch.c
> @@ -622,82 +622,81 @@ another_hunk(void)
>  				p_max = hunkmax;
>  				break;
>  			case '-':
> -				if (buf[1] == '-') {
> -					if (repl_beginning ||
> -					    (p_end != p_ptrn_lines + 1 +
> -					    (p_char[p_end - 1] == '\n'))) {
> -						if (p_end == 1) {
> -							/*
> -							 * `old' lines were omitted;
> -							 * set up to fill them in
> -							 * from 'new' context lines.
> -							 */
> -							p_end = p_ptrn_lines + 1;
> -							fillsrc = p_end + 1;
> -							filldst = 1;
> -							fillcnt = p_ptrn_lines;
> -						} else {
> -							if (repl_beginning) {
> -								if (repl_could_be_missing) {
> -									repl_missing = true;
> -									goto hunk_done;
> -								}
> -								fatal("duplicate \"---\" at line %ld--check line numbers at line %ld\n",
> -								    p_input_line, p_hunk_beg + repl_beginning);
> -							} else {
> -								fatal("%s \"---\" at line %ld--check line numbers at line %ld\n",
> -								    (p_end <= p_ptrn_lines
> -								    ? "Premature"
> -								    : "Overdue"),
> -								    p_input_line, p_hunk_beg);
> +				if (buf[1] != '-')
> +					goto change_line;
> +				if (repl_beginning ||
> +				    (p_end != p_ptrn_lines + 1 +
> +					(p_char[p_end - 1] == '\n'))) {
> +					if (p_end == 1) {
> +						/*
> +						 * `old' lines were omitted;
> +						 * set up to fill them in
> +						 * from 'new' context lines.
> +						 */
> +						p_end = p_ptrn_lines + 1;
> +						fillsrc = p_end + 1;
> +						filldst = 1;
> +						fillcnt = p_ptrn_lines;
> +					} else {
> +						if (repl_beginning) {
> +							if (repl_could_be_missing) {
> +								repl_missing = true;
> +								goto hunk_done;
>  							}
> +							fatal("duplicate \"---\" at line %ld--check line numbers at line %ld\n",
> +							    p_input_line, p_hunk_beg + repl_beginning);
> +						} else {
> +							fatal("%s \"---\" at line %ld--check line numbers at line %ld\n",
> +							    (p_end <= p_ptrn_lines
> +								? "Premature"
> +								: "Overdue"),
> +							    p_input_line, p_hunk_beg);
>  						}
>  					}
> -					repl_beginning = p_end;
> -					repl_backtrack_position = ftello(pfp);
> -					repl_patch_line = p_input_line;
> -					p_line[p_end] = savestr(buf);
> -					if (out_of_mem) {
> -						p_end--;
> -						return false;
> -					}
> -					p_char[p_end] = '=';
> -					for (s = buf;
> -					    *s && !isdigit((unsigned char)*s); s++)
> +				}
> +				repl_beginning = p_end;
> +				repl_backtrack_position = ftello(pfp);
> +				repl_patch_line = p_input_line;
> +				p_line[p_end] = savestr(buf);
> +				if (out_of_mem) {
> +					p_end--;
> +					return false;
> +				}
> +				p_char[p_end] = '=';
> +				for (s = buf;
> +				     *s && !isdigit((unsigned char)*s); s++)
> +					;
> +				if (!*s)
> +					malformed();
> +				p_newfirst = strtolinenum(s, &s);
> +				if (*s == ',') {
> +					for (; *s && !isdigit((unsigned char)*s); s++)
>  						;
>  					if (!*s)
>  						malformed();
> -					p_newfirst = strtolinenum(s, &s);
> -					if (*s == ',') {
> -						for (; *s && !isdigit((unsigned char)*s); s++)
> -							;
> -						if (!*s)
> -							malformed();
> -						p_repl_lines = strtolinenum(s, &s) -
> -						    p_newfirst + 1;
> -						if (p_repl_lines < 0)
> -							malformed();
> -					} else if (p_newfirst)
> -						p_repl_lines = 1;
> -					else {
> -						p_repl_lines = 0;
> -						p_newfirst = 1;
> -					}
> -					if (p_newfirst >= LINENUM_MAX - p_repl_lines ||
> -					    p_repl_lines >= LINENUM_MAX - p_end)
> +					p_repl_lines = strtolinenum(s, &s) -
> +						p_newfirst + 1;
> +					if (p_repl_lines < 0)
>  						malformed();
> -					p_max = p_repl_lines + p_end;
> -					if (p_max > MAXHUNKSIZE)
> -						fatal("hunk too large (%ld lines) at line %ld: %s",
> -						    p_max, p_input_line, buf);
> -					while (p_max >= hunkmax)
> -						grow_hunkmax();
> -					if (p_repl_lines != ptrn_copiable &&
> -					    (p_context != 0 || p_repl_lines != 1))
> -						repl_could_be_missing = false;
> -					break;
> +				} else if (p_newfirst)
> +					p_repl_lines = 1;
> +				else {
> +					p_repl_lines = 0;
> +					p_newfirst = 1;
>  				}
> -				goto change_line;
> +				if (p_newfirst >= LINENUM_MAX - p_repl_lines ||
> +				    p_repl_lines >= LINENUM_MAX - p_end)
> +					malformed();
> +				p_max = p_repl_lines + p_end;
> +				if (p_max > MAXHUNKSIZE)
> +					fatal("hunk too large (%ld lines) at line %ld: %s",
> +					    p_max, p_input_line, buf);
> +				while (p_max >= hunkmax)
> +					grow_hunkmax();
> +				if (p_repl_lines != ptrn_copiable &&
> +				    (p_context != 0 || p_repl_lines != 1))
> +					repl_could_be_missing = false;
> +				break;
>  			case '+':
>  			case '!':
>  				repl_could_be_missing = false;
> 

-- 
wbr, Kirill