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Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] patch: DAAP dissector [2nd try]

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From: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 03:07:24 -0700
Joerg Mayer wrote:

In case a new file is sent as diff, you need to touch it first.

I've seen at least some versions of patch create files *ab initio*, although the patch might have to have been constructed in the right fashion.