= patch =
== Description ==
'patch' takes a patch file containing a difference listing produced
by the 'diff' program and applies those differences to one
or more original files, producing patched versions.
The version of 'patch' included is the GNU one. Some of the 'diff' files
produced by GNU 'diff' are not acceptble to some versions of the 'patch'
command, such as the 'patch' command that comes with Solaris.
== License ==
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
any later version.
== SPKG Maintainers ==
David Kirkby. david.kirkby@onetel.net
== Upstream Contact ==
Main web site: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/patch/
Bug database at http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=patch
Submit bugs at http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=additem&group=patch
Mailing lists bug-patch@gnu.org
== Dependencies ==
None
== Special Update/Build Instructions ==
In the event patches ever need to be made to this package, the method of
applying the patches should not rely on the 'patch' existing on the system.
Versions 2.6 and 2.6.1 seem to be broken on OS X 10.4 (and supposedly also
Solaris too). So do NOT update the package to those versions.
Version 2.6.1 had some self-tests, so assuming the OS X & Solaris bugs get
fixed at some point, a spkg-check file should be added.
== Changelog ==
=== patch-2.5.9.p3 (Jean-Pierre Flori, 5 January 2013) ===
* #13844: Install manifest file on Cygwin for Windows 7.
=== patch-2.5.9.p2 (Jeroen Demeyer, 16 August 2011) ===
* #11232: Make all files in src/ owner-writable.
=== patch-2.5.9.p1 (Dima Pasechnik, 21nd March 2011) ===
* #11232 We should not build patch on Cygwin, and rely on Cygwin-supplied
one.
=== patch-2.5.9.p0 (David Kirkby, 22nd March 2011) ===
* #10979 Disable debugging information on AIX, by adding -g0
to CFLAGS otherwise there are link errors with GNU patch and
many other programs. See these threads.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=348558
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=46072
=== patch-2.5.9 (David Kirkby, Jeroen Demeyer, 16th november 2010) ===
* Initial version.
