[help] .cpp to .diff ?

[pix]

Hello everyone,

I have a very simple question, for compile a patch in cpp or .h I must have my patch on .diff to be able to compile at my core (I'm on Linux Debian 5) and I wish to know if there a simple way to pass a file .cpp or .h on .diff ??

thanks y for help.

Sorry for my noob question but I began

[pix]

a little help please?

[Lynx3d]

I have no clue what you're trying to ask, looks like an online translator accident to me to be honest...

Some general info: "patch" is just an informal term for the difference between two versions of the same code base that fixes/improves something. Consequently, a patch is a diff file, usually named .diff or .patch, but that's unimportant really.

The "standard" tools are GNU diffutils to create, and GNU patch to apply a patch.

But most version control systems have integrated tools to create and apply patches in compatible format, including git.

Bascially, patches have nothing to do with compiling, they are just a way to share changes.

[Schmoozerd]

you compile source-files (ie .cpp .h)

a patch is the difference between source-files stored in a .patch or .diff file.

You need to apply a patch-file to your sources to be able to compile the patched sources.

[Princess]

He want to know how to create a .diff/.patch.