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From: ST7749%SIUCVMB.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Your's truly.)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Patch
Message-ID: <55518@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Date: 5 Jun 91 13:51:13 GMT
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I've heard a lot about this mythical patch utility to apply diff's to
the MINIX source.  However, I've been unable to locate the damned thing.
I've got a copy of the source for MINIX 1.5, but I'm missing four rather
important library routines I'd rather not take the time to write right
now.  Is this some sort of conspiracy - I mean, I need MINIX 1.5 to get
patch to compile, but I can't get MINIX 1.5 until I can get patch running
right.  Somebody, please help me!  I realize that this is probably a very
miniscule problem compared to the differences in memory managment techniques,
but if I ever want to put my $0.02 in those lofty conversations, I need
a good working copy of the latest MINIX.  It does me no good to discuss
some problem I've found in 1.1, only to find that it was fixed for the
1.3 release.  Where the hell is patch?  If it ain't anywhere, what do I
need to apply these damn diff.pattern files and finally join the club?

Jon Fincher, ST7749@SIUCVMB.CDALE.SIU.EDU