Re: Can't seem to apply patches?

[Clint Olsen <olsenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 16 Jul 1996 09:12:50 -0600, Mark Borges writes:
>
> Because you didn't do this:
> 
> >> On Mon, 15 Jul 1996 06:53:40 +0200 (MET DST),
> >> Zoltan Hidvegi(ZH) wrote:
> 
> ZH> gzip -dc zsh-3.0-pre3.diff.gz | patch -p
> ZH> touch stamp.h.in configure
 
Aha!  Thanks!

> Not reading the full announcement.

What announcement?  This could at least be included within the patchfiles
that are on ftp.math.gatech.edu...  I'm not on any ZSH mailing list.
Generally, patches come with instructions.

The only reason I knew to mail this list was by READING THE DOCUMENTATION.
A new concept, no?

Thanks again,

-Clint