how to install a patch

[Zeng Nan]

On Mon, Apr 04, 2005 at 08:08:09AM +1000, Warren wrote:
> I was given a patch to try out for a program, but am unsure as to how to apply 
> it/install it

usually, under the src dir of the program, run
$ patch < patchfile

for details of the usage of patch, please read `man patch`
-- 
Zeng Nan           
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