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INSTALL  view on Meta::CPAN

  - Type 'make install' to install the program and the documentation
    on your system. This usually requires super user privileges.

REQUIREMENTS

  - Perl 5.004_05 or later standard installation.
  - For 'makepatch': the 'diff' program.
  - For 'applypatch': the 'patch' program.

For best results, use the GNU version of the diff and patch programs.

For Perl older than 5.005, you may need to install the File::Spec
module.

script/makepatch  view on Meta::CPAN

usually possible if both directories are simple names, e.g.
'C<pkg-1.16>'. If no description can be determined, the program will
ask for one.

=item B<-diff> I<cmd>

If specified, I<cmd> is the command to be used to
generate the differences between the two versions of the files.  If
not specified, this command defaults to "C<diff -c>".

For best results, only use "C<diff -c>" or "C<diff -u>".
In any case, it B<must> produce either context or unified diff output.

=item B<-patchlevel> I<pfile>

If specified, I<pfile> indicates an alternate file that is to be
used in lieu of "B<patchlevel.h>".

=item B<-automanifest> I<mfile>

B<makepatch> will automatically use manifest files of the given name