[SVN-3197] Allow merges with 'fuzz', like GNU patch does

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: trunk
• Fix Version/s: unscheduled
• Component/s: libsvn_diff
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Subversion Importer
• Created: 13/May/08 14:23
• Updated: 15/Mar/13 21:45

Description

Via http://subversion.tigris.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=138082
Srilakshmanan, Lakshman has raised the following issue.

Add one different line each(like 'line1', 'line2' etc) per commit to a file.

Reverse merge the in between commit.
Expected:
It should reverse-merge successfully.

Actual:
Reverse-merge conflicts.

Attached test.sh should demonstrate the issue.

Original issue reported by kameshj