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-rw-r--r--apply.c10
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/apply.c b/apply.c
index f8a046a6a5..720a631eaa 100644
--- a/apply.c
+++ b/apply.c
@@ -2662,6 +2662,16 @@ static int find_pos(struct apply_state *state,
int backwards_lno, forwards_lno, current_lno;
/*
+ * When running with --allow-overlap, it is possible that a hunk is
+ * seen that pretends to start at the beginning (but no longer does),
+ * and that *still* needs to match the end. So trust `match_end` more
+ * than `match_beginning`.
+ */
+ if (state->allow_overlap && match_beginning && match_end &&
+ img->nr - preimage->nr != 0)
+ match_beginning = 0;
+
+ /*
* If match_beginning or match_end is specified, there is no
* point starting from a wrong line that will never match and
* wander around and wait for a match at the specified end.