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From: hyc@math.lsa.umich.edu (Howard Chu)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: how to use cdiff or diff listings
Keywords: cdiff, diff, repairing, files
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Date: 21 Nov 88 03:04:23 GMT
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In article <1675@ast.cs.vu.nl> ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum) writes:
%In article <27820@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> amra@polaris.cis.ohio-state.edu (Nasir K Amra) writes:
%>I am patiently waiting for my copy of ST MINIX. What thing that I
%>don't understand is how does one use cdiff or diff listing to repair
%>or correct source files? Can this be done automatically or does this
%>have to done by hand?
% 
%There is a program written by Larry Wall called patch that accepts the
%original file and cdiffs and produces a repaired file.  That program is
%not part of MINIX-ST, but no doubt there is some ST hacker who will port it.
%
%Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)

This has already been done... I got my copy from Jwahar Bammi,
(bammi@dsrgsun.ces.cwru.edu) compiled with GCC for Minix. Works pretty well.

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