Strip git format-patch footer before parsing#34
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[WIP] Fix issue with git format-patch output
Strip git format-patch footer before parsing
Feb 6, 2026
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git format-patchappends an email signature footer (-- \n<version>) to patch files. The--line was incorrectly parsed as a deletion in the diff view.Changes
stripGitPatchFooter()to remove the footer before passing content to diff2html\n-- \n<semver>...\n?$Example footer stripped
The regex only matches footers at end-of-file, preserving legitimate
--deletion lines within diffs.Original prompt
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