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

Compile the package:

make

Install the package:

make DESTDIR=$LFS install

Details on this package are located in Section 8.70.2, “Contents of Patch.”