git diff can have 'new file mode' for new files and 'new mode' for current files

patch.py

Index: patch.py
diff --git a/patch.py b/patch.py
index a7eef3f24fc2f1468dc25ff35c79a999b2c83155..67d88130d05b26606ce05cd0e7ef0ac0311e8021 100644
--- a/patch.py
+++ b/patch.py
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ class FilePatchDiff(FilePatchBase):
     """Processes a single line of the header.
 
     Returns True if it should continue looping.
+
+    Format is described to
+    http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-diff.html
     """
     # Handle these:
     #  rename from <>
@@ -242,11 +245,12 @@ class FilePatchDiff(FilePatchBase):
                 (match.group(1), line))
       return
 
-    # Handle "new file mode \d{6}"
-    match = re.match(r'^new file mode (\d{6})$', line)
+    # Handle "new(| file) mode \d{6}"
+    match = re.match(r'^new(| file) mode (\d{6})$', line)

[Dirk Pranke, 2011/06/04 20:05:48]

Not sure the comment tells you anything the line doesn't already tell you.

     if match:
-      mode = match.group(1)
+      mode = match.group(2)
       # Only look at owner ACL for executable.
+      # TODO(maruel): Add support to remove a property.
       if bool(int(mode[4]) & 1):
         self.svn_properties.append(('svn:executable', '*'))