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# Installing Patch-2.5.4

    Approximate build time:  0.1 SBU
    Required disk space:     1.9 MB

Official download location for Patch (2.5.4):
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/patch/

For its installation Patch depends on: Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, Diffutils, GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, Sed.

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## Installation of Patch

Prepare Patch for compilation:

    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

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The details on this package are found in the Section called Contents of Patch in Chapter 6.

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