6.13. Patch-2.7.6

The Patch package contains a program for modifying or creating files by applying a “patch” file typically created by the diff program.

Approximate build time: 0.1 SBU

Required disk space: 12 MB

6.13.1. Installation of Patch

Update helper scripts to allow cross compilation for loongarch:

tar xf ../config-20210826.tar.xz --strip-components=1 -C build-aux

Prepare Patch for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/usr   \
            --host=$LFS_TGT \
            --build=$(build-aux/config.guess)

Compile the package:

make

Install the package:

make DESTDIR=$LFS install