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diff --git a/contrib/patch/README b/contrib/patch/README deleted file mode 100644 index e3aa259..0000000 --- a/contrib/patch/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -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 Unfortunately, the diffutils 2.7 documentation -for `patch' is obsolete; this should be fixed in diffutils 2.8.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. |