Estimated build time: 0.1 SBU Estimated required disk space: 3 MB |
(Last checked against version 2.5.4.)
The patch program modifies a file according to a patch file. A patch file usually is a list, created by the diff program, that contains instructions on how an original file needs to be modified.
Patch installs the following:
patch
(Last checked against version 2.5.4.)
Bash: sh
Binutils: as, ld
Coreutils: cat, chmod, echo, expr, hostname, install, mv, rm, tr, uname
Diffutils: cmp
GCC: cc, cc1, collect2, cpp0, gcc
Glibc: getconf
Grep: egrep, grep
Make: make
Sed: sed
Prepare Patch to be compiled:
CPPFLAGS=-D_GNU_SOURCE ./configure --prefix=/tools |
The preprocessor flag -D_GNU_SOURCE is only needed on the PowerPC platform. On other architectures you can leave it out.
Compile the program:
make |
Then install it and its documentation:
make install |