How to make and apply SVN patch?
Solution 1
By default, patch
ignores the directory portion of the target filename; it's just looking for "httpd.conf" in your current working directory. If you want it to use the full path, you have to explicitly ask it to do so with the -p
option:
patch -p 0 < httpd.patch
The number after -p
is how many levels to remove from the filename path; -p N
strips off everything up to and including slash number N. The first slash is number 1, so -p 0
means "don't strip anything".
In general, you might be better off not relying on having the full path in the patch file, though; the patch will be more generally useful if it works even for files in a different directory layout. You can always cd into the directory containing the file before running patch (and use a full path to find the patch file itself, if needed, instead).
Solution 2
Use svn patch
.
Case 1: using /usr/bin/patch
:
svn diff > $TMPDIR/mypatchfile.patch
cd myOtherCheckOut
patch -p0 < $TMPDIR/mypatchfile.patch
Applies your changes well if there are no added/deleted files through svn add
or svn delete
Case 2: using svn patch
:
svn diff > $TMPDIR/mypatchfile.patch
cd myOtherCheckOut
svn patch $TMPDIR/mypatchfile.patch
Tracks added and deleted files too.
Note that neither tracks svn move
s and rename
s
Solution 3
If you're using TortoiseSVN there is a easy to use interface to create and apply a patch.
To create:
Right click on folder -> TortoiseSVN -> Create patch
You will be prompted to select an output file
To apply:
Right click on folder -> TortoiseSVN -> Apply patch
You will be prompted with an interface to select the file(s) to apply the patches to, and merge if necassary.
Sandra Schlichting
Updated on July 09, 2022Comments
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Sandra Schlichting almost 2 years
I would like to make a SVN type patch file for
httpd.conf
so I can easily apply it to other hosts.If I do
cd /root diff -Naur /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf_original /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf > httpd.patch cp /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf_original /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf patch < httpd.patch
I get:
can't find file to patch at input line 3 Perhaps you should have used the -p or --strip option? The text leading up to this was: -------------------------- |--- /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf_original 2012-04-26 13:36:08.331068438 +0200 |+++ /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf 2012-04-26 14:27:36.857075085 +0200 -------------------------- File to patch:
Question
What am I doing wrong?