jim@ee.ecn.purdue.edu (Jim Wildman) (12/04/88)
I realize that most of you probably know this, but I am new so I'll ask anyway. How do you apply the patches/changes to the various tools and programs? I am particularly interested in the cuckoo clock patch to clocktool. The shar file output is not produced by diff for ed (is it?) I think I remember seeing a reference to something called patch(?) but don't have it and don't know where to get it. Help please. Thanks. [[ I decided to post this since there might be others out there in a similar situation. Without a doubt, the best way to apply a patch (or diff) file is with the utility "patch". It is in the user-contributed portion of the Berkeley 4.3 BSD distribution and is freely redistributable. I will try to find a copy of the most recent version and place it in the Rice archives. It is probably the handiest program in the Unix community, primarily because it makes updating all programs so easy. --wnl ]] Jim Wildman Lynxys, Inc {ihnp4|iuvax|decvax}!pur-ee!lynxys!jim 317/497-0309