Re: OT: SourceForge

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2005


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 62406
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texte = Clint Davis wrote: > I downloaded a patch (created using diff) for a PHP script from SourceForge. > Anyone know how to apply this type of patch on Unix? $ man patch should get you somewhere, but here is the options you are likely to need: $ patch -b -p0 -i FILENAME --dry-run will attempt to apply the patch (but won't actually do so). The various options are as follows: -b = make a backup of the file being patched -p0 = remove 0 directory elements before trying to locate file(s) to patch. If the person who created the diff made it from some directory other than where you are when you try and apply the patch, you may need to remove some portion of the path inside the patch before it will find the file locally. -i = use this file as the patch (otherwise it assumes that it will get the diff on STDIN). --dry-run = guess ;-) After you have confirmed that the patch applies cleanly (if it doesn't, try adding -F3 to make patch look a little harder), then remove the --dry-run and execute the same command again. HTH John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: OT: SourceForge ( John Peacock 2005)
  2. OT: SourceForge ( Clint Davis 2005)
Clint Davis wrote: > I downloaded a patch (created using diff) for a PHP script from SourceForge. > Anyone know how to apply this type of patch on Unix? $ man patch should get you somewhere, but here is the options you are likely to need: $ patch -b -p0 -i FILENAME --dry-run will attempt to apply the patch (but won't actually do so). The various options are as follows: -b = make a backup of the file being patched -p0 = remove 0 directory elements before trying to locate file(s) to patch. If the person who created the diff made it from some directory other than where you are when you try and apply the patch, you may need to remove some portion of the path inside the patch before it will find the file locally. -i = use this file as the patch (otherwise it assumes that it will get the diff on STDIN). --dry-run = guess ;-) After you have confirmed that the patch applies cleanly (if it doesn't, try adding -F3 to make patch look a little harder), then remove the --dry-run and execute the same command again. HTH John -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4501 Forbes Boulevard Suite H Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5748 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ John Peacock

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