From: earnie_boyd AT hotmail DOT com (Earnie Boyd) Subject: Re: Problem with patching unix files with patch b18 and earlier 30 Dec 1997 07:47:32 -0800 Message-ID: <19971230135215.8340.qmail.cygnus.gnu-win32@hotmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain To: wvd_vegt AT knoware DOT nl Cc: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com >From: "Wim van der Vegt" >To: >Subject: Problem with patching unix files with patch b18 and earlier >Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 22:31:31 +0100 > >Hi, > >I used gnu patch for some time now to patch sources of a unix based mud that >can also be compiled under win32. > >What i noticed was that : > >1. patch only likes files in unix format (ie lf only) for both file to be >patched and the patch itself. It then patches correctly and signals plan A. >If the file to be patched is saved in dos mode (ie crlf terminated) patch >signals plan B and ruins the file. (i just use a simple commandline patch > ). > >2. if patch patches a unix file it returns a crlf (ie dos) file as a result It will only return \n if your directories are mounted as text=binary. This sets the default output file mode. For further information check the mail archives as there has been lengthy discussions on this. You can find the mail archives at http:/www.cygnus.com/ml/gnu-win32. [snip] >Wim van der Vegt / Dutch Open University > - \\||// ---o0O0--Earnie--0O0o---- -earnie_boyd AT hotmail DOT com- ------ooo0O--O0ooo------- ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".