From 673b0d84ba9591e07c0bdf0ee49d92eba10f502c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Burgess Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 10:59:46 +0000 Subject: * Merged newxml into HEAD git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@3435 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689 --- chapter06/patch.xml | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) (limited to 'chapter06/patch.xml') diff --git a/chapter06/patch.xml b/chapter06/patch.xml index 8ff7e4c69..081d36278 100644 --- a/chapter06/patch.xml +++ b/chapter06/patch.xml @@ -1,21 +1,28 @@ + + + %general-entities; +]> -Installing Patch-&patch-version; - +Patch-&patch-version; + + +Patch The Patch package contains a program for modifying files. -&buildtime; &patch-time; -&diskspace; &patch-compsize; +&buildtime; 0.1 SBU +&diskspace; 1.9 MB + +Patch installation depends on: Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, +GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, Sed. -&aa-patch-down; -&aa-patch-dep; -   Installation of Patch -Prepare Patch for compilation (setting the preprocessor flags to +Prepare Patch for compilation (the preprocessor flag -D_GNU_SOURCE is only needed on PowerPCs, on other machines you can leave it out): @@ -25,14 +32,31 @@ machines you can leave it out): make -And install it: +Now install it: make install -&aa-patch-shortdesc; -&aa-patch-desc; - +Contents of Patch + +Installed program: patch + + + +Short description + +patch +patch modifies files according to a patch file. +A patch file normally is a difference listing created with the diff program. +By applying these differences to the original files, patch creates the patched +versions. Using patches instead of entirely new tarballs to keep your sources +up-to-date can save you a lot of download time. + + + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf