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Subject:	Getting a new version of "patch" into cygwin
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From:	Robert_K_Cook AT comerica DOT com
Date:	Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:35:57 -0500
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The official cygwin copy of Larry Wall's "patch" program is mired at
version 2.5.0 (which was released way back in 1997).  The currently
released version is 2.5.4 (which is still from 1999).  2.5.8 is available
from the ftp://alpha.gnu.org website

The main reason I'm mentioning is that 2.5.4 is necessary for "--posix"
switch which is what you sometimes need to get multi-directory CVS diff
files to work right as well as correcting a CR/LF issue I was running into.
I have been using 2.5.8 for a few months now and was using 2.5.4 for years
before that and haven't run into any problems.

So should I go about packaging this and get it out to everyone or should
somebody at RedHat just re-compile it and release the new version.  If it
is the former, where are instructions on how to do so.

I just downloaded it and ran "autoconf", "configure", and "make install".

Kelley Cook



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