            DJGPP port of GNU Patch 2.5.3

If you are installing the binary distribution, and you have never
used `patch' 2.4 or later, please read the docs (`info/patch.1' is
the man page) and the file NEWS, since this version has A LOT of
changes, including some in the default behavior.  If you fail to
read these docs, you WILL be surprised!

For those who already have version 2.4 or later, the main change
in this version are:

  * numbered backups are supported even on DOS filesystems

  * under --binary, Patch now removes CR characters from the
    diffs, so it preserves Unix-style end-of-line format of
    source files

  * Patch now quotes the file names it prints, if they require
    quoting, and knows about quoting style used on DOS/Windows

  * Patch now supports RFC 934 encapsulation of lines which
    begin with a dash `-'

  * version control style no longer affects whether backup files
    are made

See the file NEWS for more user-visible changes.



The source distribution is already configured for DJGPP, so to
compile just say "make".

To reconfigure `patch' for DJGPP, issue these commands from the
`patch' source directory:

	pc\djgpp\configure
	make

To build `patch' in a directory other than where the sources are,
add a parameter that specifies the source directory, e.g.:

    e:\gnu\patch-2.5-3\pc\djgpp\configure e:/gnu/patch-2.5-3

You MUST use forward slashes to specify the source directory.

Running configure.bat requires a port of `sed'.
You can find one on the usual DJGPP archive sites.
