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From: trr@rayssd.ray.com (Terry R. Raymond)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: patch utility and history utility questions
Message-ID: <2051@rayssd.ray.com>
Date: 15 Apr 88 12:02:57 GMT
Sender: trr@rayssd.ray.com (Terry R. Raymond @ Raytheon Company, Portsmouth RI)
Organization: Raytheon Company, Portsmouth RI
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Keywords: patch,diff


I just tried using the patch utility that was posted in comp.binaries.ibm.pc
a little while ago and encountered a few problems.  The file I tried to
patch was the "edit.c" file that was recently posted.  The diff file
was a file that was posted to correct a problem in "edit.c".  There were
several problems.  First, patch did not recognize the diff format used.
Second, it munged the file with null characters.  Third, it tried to create
a file "pr003937" and was unable to do so.  I have MSDOS 3.3.

Would someone please explain what's going on.  Thank you.
-- 
Terry Raymond
Raytheon Submarine Signal Division; Portsmouth RI; (401)-847-8000 x5597
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