Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!m2c!applix!mark
From: mark@applix.UUCP (Mark Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: How do you patch with sdb?
Keywords: patch sdb
Message-ID: <807@applix.UUCP>
Date: 15 Sep 88 14:59:07 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: APPLiX Inc., Westboro MA
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The subject line says it all...

My rather ancient copy of the SYSV manual states that "an initial argument of
-w permits overwriting locations in [the executable program file]."
However, I can't find the equivalent of adb's w and W commands. Can anyone
help? Can it be done without compiling with the -g switch? We would like to
be able to patch production copies of software, i.e., compiled with -O and not
-g (exclusive options, I believe) and possibly stripped.

BTW why is it that many vendors ship sdb but no adb in their binary releases?
I have found sdb to be severely lacking when trying to do things with programs
not compiled with the -g switch.

Anyone for dbx vs. sdb flame wars? :o)
-- 
  Mark
  UUCP: ...harvard!m2c!applix!mark
  mark@applix.m2c.org