Linux From Scratch - Version loongarch-12.1-systemd

Chapter 8. Installing Basic System Software

8.69. 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

8.69.1. Installation of Patch

Update the auxilary scripts of the building system to allow building this package for LoongArch: 

tar -C build-aux -xvf ../autoconf-2.72.tar.xz --strip-components=2 \
    autoconf-2.72/build-aux/config.{guess,sub}

Prepare Patch for compilation: 

./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package: 

make

To test the results, issue: 

make check

Install the package: 

make install

8.69.2. Contents of Patch

Installed program: patch

Short Descriptions

patch

Modifies files according to a patch file (A patch file is normally a difference listing created with the diff program. By applying these differences to the original files, patch creates the patched versions.)