P4 diff on recent versions of Perforce does not produce the unified diff header we expect, even with the correct flags

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: Medium
    • 3.4.0, 3.3.2
    • Affects Version/s: None
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      On 2013.1/685046, p4 diff -dcu produces a patch file with the header:

      ==== //depot/foo/f.txt#1 - /Users/tdavies/tmp/p4test/foo/f.txt ====
@@ -1,1 +1,2 @@

      But on 2013.3/784164, the same command line produces:

      --- //depot/foo/bar.ipr 2013-12-23 18:36:46.000000000 -0800
+++ /webdev/foo/bar.ipr 2013-12-23 18:36:46.000000000 -0800
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@

      I am not sure exactly which version of Perforce introduced the change.

              Assignee:
              Tom Davies
              Reporter:
              Tom Davies
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