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        !             2: The Makefile and config.h files in this directory work with the current
        !             3: BSD release.  Don't run the Configure script, you'll get wrong results.
        !             4: 
        !             5: Keith Bostic 1/10/88
        !             6: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        !             7: 
        !             8:                        Patch Kit, Version 2.0
        !             9: 
        !            10:                    Copyright (c) 1986, Larry Wall
        !            11: 
        !            12: You may copy the patch kit in whole or in part as long as you don't try to
        !            13: make money off it, or pretend that you wrote it.
        !            14: --------------------------------------------------------------------------
        !            15: 
        !            16: Please read all the directions below before you proceed any further, and
        !            17: then follow them carefully.  Failure to do so may void your warranty. :-)
        !            18: 
        !            19: After you have unpacked your kit, you should have all the files listed
        !            20: in MANIFEST.
        !            21: 
        !            22: Installation
        !            23: 
        !            24: 1)  Run Configure.  This will figure out various things about your system.
        !            25:     Some things Configure will figure out for itself, other things it will
        !            26:     ask you about.  It will then proceed to make config.h, config.sh, and
        !            27:     Makefile.
        !            28: 
        !            29:     You might possibly have to trim # comments from the front of Configure
        !            30:     if your sh doesn't handle them, but all other # comments will be taken
        !            31:     care of.
        !            32: 
        !            33:     If you don't have sh, you'll have to rip the prototype of config.h out
        !            34:     of Configure and generate the defines by hand.
        !            35: 
        !            36: 2)  Glance through config.h to make sure system dependencies are correct.
        !            37:     Most of them should have been taken care of by running the Configure script.
        !            38: 
        !            39:     If you have any additional changes to make to the C definitions, they
        !            40:     can be done in the Makefile, or in config.h.  Bear in mind that they may
        !            41:     get undone next time you run Configure.
        !            42: 
        !            43: 3)  make
        !            44: 
        !            45:     This will attempt to make patch in the current directory.
        !            46: 
        !            47: 4)  make install
        !            48: 
        !            49:     This will put patch into a public directory (normally /usr/local/bin).
        !            50:     It will also try to put the man pages in a reasonable place.  It will not
        !            51:     nroff the man page, however.
        !            52: 
        !            53: 5)  Read the manual entry before running patch.
        !            54: 
        !            55: 6)  IMPORTANT!  Help save the world!  Communicate any problems and
        !            56:     suggested patches to me, [email protected] (Larry Wall), so we can
        !            57:     keep the world in sync.  If you have a problem, there's someone else
        !            58:     out there who either has had or will have the same problem.
        !            59: 
        !            60:     If possible, send in patches such that the patch program will apply them.
        !            61:     Context diffs are the best, then normal diffs.  Don't send ed scripts--
        !            62:     I've probably changed my copy since the version you have.
        !            63: 
        !            64:     Watch for patch patches in net.sources.bugs.  Patches will generally be
        !            65:     in a form usable by the patch program.  If you are just now bringing up
        !            66:     patch and aren't sure how many patches there are, write to me and I'll
        !            67:     send any you don't have.  Your current patch level is shown in patchlevel.h.
        !            68: 
        !            69: 
        !            70: NEW FEATURES IN THIS RELEASE
        !            71: 
        !            72: (Correct) support for 4.3bsd-style context diffs.
        !            73: Files can be created from scratch.
        !            74: You can specify a fuzz-factor for context matching.
        !            75: You can force patch to ask no questions.
        !            76: You can specify how much of the leading pathname to strip off filenames.
        !            77: Uses a Configure script for greater portability.
        !            78: You are now asked if you want to apply a reversed patch.
        !            79: No limit (apart from memory) on the size of hunks.

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