On Thu, 21 Dec 2000, Conrad Schneiker wrote:

> Hugh Sasse wrote:
> 
	[...]
> # Note for those on other platforms:  Some versions of patch don't 
> # understand this type of diff output.  If that applies to yours then
> # you need to use GNU patch.   [I had that problem on Soaris 2.5.1 for
> # example.]
> 
> Soaris --> Solaris?

Yes. "[That] note is...subject to improvement...". :-)
> 
> Ditto for AIX. 
> 
> !! faq candidate ????
> 
> (Maybe with inverse instructions for diff -c.)

GNU patch can cope with old style diffs, so I'm not sure about the
"inverse" there.  You could say that Larry Wall recommends GNU patch
now:
http://kiev.wall.org/~larry/
> 
> Conrad Schneiker
> (This note is unofficial and subject to improvement without notice.)
> 
	Hugh