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  From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
  To  : Andrew Reid <andrew.reid@plug.cx>
  Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 13:54:35 +0930

Re: .diff files and patching

On Friday,  8 June 2001 at 14:25:22 +0930, Andrew Reid wrote:
> Hmm...
>
> I've just started compiling Ximian GNOME -- they provide the source in the
> form of the original software plus a diff file which has all the Ximian
> changes.
>
> They provide said changes in a .diff file. What I'd like to know is how I
> apply this diff file to the original source.
>
> Can someone advise here? Is it through the use of patch?

Well, if .diff means a normal diff, then yes.  patch < diff.  Of
course, that assumes that you have the correct pathnames in the diff.
Read patch(1) and pay special attention to the -p flag.

Greg
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