%general-entities; ]> Patch-&patch-version; Patch <para>The Patch package contains a program for modifying or creating files by applying a <quote>patch</quote> file typically created by the <command>diff</command> program.</para> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Patch Configure would like to hardcode the full path to ed. When ed isn't found it falls back on just "ed". Since ed isn't installed by default but it may be installed on the host, Lets force the fallback value. cat > config.cache << EOF ac_cv_path_ed_PROGRAM=ed EOF Prepare Patch for compilation: ./configure --build=${CLFS_HOST} --host=${CLFS_TARGET} \ --prefix=/usr --cache-file=config.cache Compile the package: make Install the package: make prefix=${CLFS}/usr 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