%general-entities; ]> Patch-&patch-version; Patch <para>The Patch package contains a program for modifying files.</para> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> <seglistitem><seg>0.1 SBU</seg><seg>1.9 MB</seg></seglistitem> </segmentedlist> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>Patch installation depends on</segtitle> <seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, and Sed</seg></seglistitem> </segmentedlist> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Patch Prepare Patch for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/tools ./configure --prefix=/tools CPPFLAGS=-D_GNU_SOURCE ./configure --prefix=/tools Compile the package: make This package does not come with a test suite. Install the package: make install Contents of Patch Installed program patch Short Descriptions patch Modifies files according to a patch file. A patch file is normally a difference listing created with the diff program. By applying these differences to the original files, patch creates the patched versions. patch