: Thanks, but my question here was not about the patch command itself (which I : already know), but about simpler way (if any) to go about guaranteeing a : proper patch with the right file revisions needed by the patch.
as i mentioned before, there is no garuntee that you are patching the exact version the diff came from, unless someone tells you which version it was... http://old.nabble.com/Re%3A-apply-a-patch-on-solr-p26181837.html -Hoss