Re: How to patch modules with CPAN patch releases

Point one: patch wants to reach its patches from standard input by default, not from a file you give it on the command line.

Point two: the patch files themselves contain the paths of the files to be patched:

diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index 26ab13e..b966faa 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL    # original file name
+++ b/Makefile.PL    # name of modified file
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(comments added by me).

The filnames are a/Makefile.PL and b/Makefile.PL. But if your Makefile.PL is in the current directory, you need to tell patch to strip the a/ and b/ prefix. That's just one directory level each, so you need the -p1 option.

In summary, in the directory that contains the code, to have patch modify the files in-place, run:

patch -p1 < file-with-the-patches.diff
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Re^2: How to patch modules with CPAN patch releases by Anonymous Monk on May 27, 2012 at 14:03 UTC
Thanks folks for taking the time out of your day to answer my question. I have noted your answers, (--dry-run will forever remain in my brain ;) but, sadly I am still getting error(s) : With # patch -p1 < patchname.patch patching file Makefile.PL Assertion failed: hunk, file .\src\patch\2.5.9\patch-2.5.9-src\patch.c, line 354 This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application's support team for more information. I am not sure how to proceed...	[reply]
Re^3: How to patch modules with CPAN patch releases by moritz (Cardinal) on May 27, 2012 at 14:26 UTC
Then I guess your patch program is broken. I have never managed to make patch abort with such an error. Perl 6 - the future is here, just unevenly distributed	[reply]
Re^4: How to patch modules with CPAN patch releases by Anonymous Monk on May 27, 2012 at 17:55 UTC
Sadly, time is against me to chase up a patch for patch. But, its happy days because I was able to install Net::Pcap on activestate Perl after adding the bribes.org repository. I now have some code in place grabbing the packets from the network as desired, and with the help of the Net::Pcap tutorial on this site :) Again, thank you folks for you help, I move forward with my developments. Have a nice day !	[reply]