Hmm. Thought I cross-posted here when I put this on comp.os.vms
yesterday, but it hasn't shown up so here we are again:
Updated versions of GNU patch 2.5.4 and GNU diffutils 2.7.2 for
OpenVMS are available for download from:
<http://www.crinoid.com/utils/>
The kits include source and linkable object code for VAX and
Alpha. OpenVMS 6.2 or later is required (or at least known to
work). Just download, unzip, and type @LINK. If you have
OpenVMS 7.0 or later and a C compiler, there may be some
advantages to building from source.
GNU diffutils is a suite of file difference utilities similar in concept
to OpenVMS DIFFERENCES. The sets of differences produced are
called "diffs" in Unix-speak . GNU patch is a utility for applying
these diffs to the original sources, and is similar in concept to the
OpenVMS SUMSLP editor. The two in tandem are vital to a number of
open-source development projects, especially cross-platform efforts
like Perl.
The porting team included Charles Lane, Martin Vorlaender, and
me. We plan on submitting these quite soon for the next Compaq
freeware CD, which (last I heard) has a deadline of 5-FEB-2001.
So, if you find any bugs, please let us know ASAP (preferably after
fixing them ;-). Contact information is included in the file
freeware_readme.txt in each kit.
Enjoy!
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