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1994.09.30 18:23 "Re: Patch? Which patch? Where?", by Sam Leffler

    To:  sam@giraffe
    Subject:  Patch? Which patch? Where?
    Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 12:18:30 EDT
    From:  wagner@itek.com (scott wagner)

    Hi Sam!
    
    Could you please detail for me (and perhaps others on the tiff mailing
    list) what each of the patches does?
    
    Specifically, I'm interested in going from beta015 to beta021

Patches are shell scripts that invoke the patch program in order to
apply bug fixes to source files.  Each patch file out on sgi.com
updates software from one beta to the next.  For example, the file
v3.3.0.patch-01 converts v3.3beta002 to v3.3beta015 (as it says in the
comment at the top of the file).  I use shell scripts with individual
patches rather than straight diff listings because it makes it easy for
folks to do things like:

o apply diffs to rcs-control files
o substitute ed or a similar editor if they don't have patch
o apply only one or a few patches

and so on.  The patch file is intended to be applied by going to the
top of the source tree and typing:

% sh v3.3.0.patch-01

(or similar).

    Sam