[TYPO3-english] How use file .patch

[Steffen Gebert]

On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:19:49 +0200, Valentin Miguel  
<valentinmiguel at exagono.es> wrote:

> Hi,
> I would like know how I can to use a file .patch in typo3. Since days I  
> had a problem with indexed search and I found a file .patch  than repair  
> a bug in indexed search, and I want know how use it,

http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=de&q=man+patch&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

What Operating system are you using? Windows or *nix?

On *nix command line, you go to your typo3_src directory and enter the  
following command:
patch -i path/to/the/dot.patch -p0

To first have a check, add --dry-run

If it asks you, which file to patch, the patch isn't applied to the root  
of typo3_src (which is requirement for all "official" patches flying  
around).

The -pX level works as followed:
The .patch e.g. starts with

Index: typo3/sysext/openid/ext_tables.php
===================================================================
--- typo3/sysext/openid/ext_tables.php  (revision 5895)
+++ typo3/sysext/openid/ext_tables.php  (working copy)

This means, starting from the current directory, the file  
typo3/sysext/openid/ext_tables.php would be modified.
If there's e.g. "Index foo/typo3/sysext/openid/ext_tables.php" you have to  
set -p1, to remove the 1 directory level, which doesn't exist.

If it's "Index: indexed_search/ext_tables.php", you have to go to the  
typo3/sysext/ directory and use -p0 or you go to the  
typo3/sysext/indexed_search/ and use -p1

If you use Win32: Maybe TortoiseSVN has a patch command. Otherwise just  
search (maybe for the command line version, which should also work as  
described). If you use a Mac: Welcome on *nix ;-)

Regards
Steffen