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DavidRawson:
I looked at the wiki, however, I could not figure out why 'patch' is a source code. I can't find any binaries and I can't figure out how to compile it. Thanks.

saratoga:
A patch file is a description of a change to source code.  The 'why' is because a way is needed to distribute changes to source code between people in a compact and human readable manner.  


--- Quote ---I can't find any binaries
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Check the unsupported builds forum.

DavidRawson:
What I meant about the binaries were the patch program files. What do I need to compile patch? Or are there binaries somewhere? I tried google with no luck.

Edit: If you find a perfectly working patch in the flyspray, would you make it standard in future rockbox builds?

scorche:
Are you talking about this? http://www.gnu.org/software/patch/


--- Quote ---If you find a perfectly working patch in the flyspray, would you make it standard in future rockbox builds?
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Not just any patch is accepted...there are many different factors that go into deciding what is worthy of being included.  It is better to point to a specific patch and ask "Why isn't this patch accepted?" than to ask why a patch would have to look like to be included.

krazykit:

--- Quote from: DavidRawson on September 27, 2007, 12:54:49 AM ---What I meant about the binaries were the patch program files. What do I need to compile patch? Or are there binaries somewhere? I tried google with no luck.

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If you've set up your build environment correctly, patch is already installed.

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