From:	aldham AT lennon DOT postino DOT com
Subject:	Re: Perl5.004_01 patch for b18
30 Jul 1997 21:04:35 -0700 :
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> 
> Like I said in c.l.p.misc, I had to split the patchfile up. I did it with a
> Perl script but, if you haven't got a working Perl ATM, you could use awk.
> 
> Chris Faylor said to me:
> > I think that the patch that is distributed in cdk.exe is essentially
> > brain dead.  I ended up recompiling the latest version from
> > prep.ai.mit.edu and it works much better.
> 
> I haven't yet tried this, but it might be a better way for you to proceed.
> 

No, none of the above. I moved the source to a trusty unix box where I could
apply the patch. Also found I had to make a lot of changes to the hints
file: paths etc. Certainly is more bleeding edge than I expected. Something
in the patch regarding the bad patch program might be a nice touch.

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Danny Aldham           SCO Ace , MCSE , JAPH , DAD
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