Patching Source Tuts?

psychobyte · 12-06-2004, 12:44 PM

Hi,

I wanted to patch Squirrelmail 1.4.3a. I downloaded the patch but, I'm not sure what to do with it.

it starts off with this...

diff -urN functions/mime.php functions/mime.php

but, executing it fails.

I know that there is also a utility called 'patch'.

Does anyone know of a tutorial that breaks down how to use 'diff' or 'patch'

Thanks,

bulliver · 12-06-2004, 03:20 PM

Typically what you do is place the patch file in the top level of the package you are patching, then do a:

Code:

# patch -p1 <patchname.patch

You should get output like "patching blah.file" etc