You can also use a Java IDE like Eclipse, Netbeans or Idea to apply patches.
On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 6:03 PM, Jón Helgi Jónsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for that. The patch in question is this one: > http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-469 > I found this patching utility for Windows, going to give it a go: > http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/patch.htm > > On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Jacob Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Hi Rusli, > > > > Is there a URL you'd like to reference for where you got the patch? > > That would probably help. > > > > For windows I suppose you'll have to google around to find a version of > > "patch" which runs there. Beyond Compare is a windows app which has > > patching capabilities. patch is a program for *nix machines where in > > the user supplies a patch file and it "patches" an existing file. > > > > a patch file is in a certain format where it explains the differences > > between the original and a modified copy. So you already have the file > > locally, and by applying the patch file to it, it will make the changes > > needed to make your copy like the one the author of the patch has. > > > > The source of the file you are looking for is probably in the handlers > > directory of the solr source. > > > > > > Hope that helps, > > Jacob > > > > > > Rusli Ruslakall wrote: > >> This is a terribly simple question I bet. > >> > >> I'm running Solr on Windows and would like to use the Data Import > >> RequestHandler patch. I have been trying to figure out how to install > >> this patch but been unsuccessful so far. How would I go about doing > >> this? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Jon > > > > > -- Regards, Shalin Shekhar Mangar.
