Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of ReleasePractices/HotFixes

Timestamp:

Aug 25, 2008, 7:08:41 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

Beman Dawes

Comment:

Expand instructions. Add two more changesets.

ReleasePractices/HotFixes

@@ -8 +8 @@
 
 || '''''Library''''' || '''''Changeset''''' || '''''Description''''' || '''''Directory''''' ||
-|| Filesystem || [http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/48192 48192] || Restore deprecated basic_directory_entry functions inadvertently removed from 1.36.0. || boost-root/boost/filesystem ||
+|| Filesystem || [http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/48192 48192] || Restore deprecated basic_directory_entry functions inadvertently omitted from 1.36.0. || boost-root/boost/filesystem ||
+|| Filesystem || [http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/48374 48374] || Restore deprecated functions has_branch_path and has_leaf, inadvertently omitted from 1.36.0  || boost-root/boost/filesystem ||
+|| Filesystem || [http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/48377 48377] || Revert ''remove'' changes inadvertently committed by 47006. Fully apply ticket !#1972 ''remove'' fixes. ''Only the first patch (operations.hpp) in this changeset is required. The others can safely be ignored.''  || boost-root/boost/filesystem ||
 
 == Instructions for applying patches ==
+
+Prerequisite: The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_(Unix) patch] command line utility. '''''patch''''' is preinstalled on Mac OS X and most Linux and Unix systems. For Windows, obtain it from [http://www.cygwin.com/ Cygwin]. 
 
 * In the table, click the link for the desired Changeset.
@@ -18 +22 @@
 * Open a command prompt window using your operating system. Enter these two commands, replacing ''directory'' with the path to ''directory'' from the table, ''download-path'' with the path to your download directory, and ''#'' with the changeset number:
 
+{{{
      cd ''directory''
+     patch <''download-path''/changeset_r''#''.diff
+}}}
 
-     patch <''download-path''/changeset_r''#''.diff
-
-Note the "<" before the location of the download-path. It is really important.
+Note the "<" before the location of the download-path. If you forget it, ''patch'' will hang waiting for console input.