Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!homxb!mtuxo!mtune!codas!killer!billw
From: billw@killer.UUCP (Bill Wisner)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: Applying news source patches
Keywords: news, source, patches
Message-ID: <2418@killer.UUCP>
Date: 11 Dec 87 00:01:34 GMT
References: <2194@dasys1.UUCP>
Reply-To: billw@killer.UUCP (Bill Wisner)
Organization: HASA
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If you have the patch program by Larry Wall, patching is simple: cd to the
directory where you have the news sources, and say "patch < filename-of-patch".
The patch program (lwall's, anyway) automatically patches each file that is
referenced in the patch file.

Ed diffs are generated by SysV's diff program; they are basically ed input.
Context diffs are much preferred by patch; these include several lines to
either side of the changed portion. This greatly reduces chance for error.
-- 
Bill Wisner, HASA "A" Division		..{codas,ihnp4}!killer!billw
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