Because patch always reads its input in textmode, it cannot be used to apply patches to binary files - e.g. gcc-core-3.3-3.3.1.diff, which updates binary .gmo files.
I recall previous threads about patch and textmode/binmode issues, but searching for "patch textmode" failed to find them. Can anyone point me to mails explaining the current behaviour of patch? Thanks, Max. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
