if (patch->is_new != !oldlines)
return error("new file depends on old contents");
- if (patch->is_delete != !newlines)
- return error("deleted file still has contents");
+ if (patch->is_delete != !newlines) {
+ if (newlines)
+ return error("deleted file still has contents");
+ fprintf(stderr, "** warning: file %s becomes empty but is not deleted\n", patch->new_name);
+ }
/* Parse the thing.. */
line += len;