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author | steve <steve@FreeBSD.org> | 1997-06-29 06:55:02 +0000 |
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committer | steve <steve@FreeBSD.org> | 1997-06-29 06:55:02 +0000 |
commit | 4b6324645f7223db0870236240d6e99eb4cda757 (patch) | |
tree | b91e93b575aeb975e736e614eaf2a0d0f8ea461a /contrib/patch/README | |
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Import of GNU patch version 2.4.
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diff --git a/contrib/patch/README b/contrib/patch/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e3aa259 --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/patch/README @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +This version of `patch' has many changes made by the Free Software Foundation. +They add support for: + * handling arbitrary binary data and large files + * the unified context diff format that GNU diff can produce + * making GNU Emacs-style backup files + * improved interaction with RCS and SCCS + * the GNU conventions for option parsing and configuring and compilation. + * better POSIX.2 compliance +They also fix some bugs. See the NEWS and ChangeLog files for details. + +Tutorial-style documentation for patch is included in the GNU +diffutils package. Unfortunately, the diffutils 2.7 documentation +for `patch' is obsolete; this should be fixed in diffutils 2.8. +In the mean time, see `patch --help', or consult the man page +in this distribution. + +For GNU and Unix build and installation instructions, see the file INSTALL. +For MS-DOS using DJGPP tools, see the file pc/djgpp/README. +For other systems, copy config.hin to config.h and change +#undef statements in it to #define as appropriate for your system, +and copy Makefile.in to Makefile and set the variables that are +enclosed in @ signs as appropriate for your system. + +Please send bug reports for this version of patch to +bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu. + +The Free Software Foundation is distributing this version of patch +independently because as of this writing, Larry Wall has not released a +new version of patch since mid-1988. We have heard that he has been +too busy working on other things, like Perl. He has graciously agreed +to let GNU `patch' be distributed under the terms of the GNU General +Public License. + +------ + +Copyright 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Larry Wall +Copyright 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + +This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify +it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) +any later version. + +This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. +See the GNU General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with this file; see the file COPYING. +If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, +59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. |