"Stephen J. Turnbull" wrote: [snip] > Huh? Why do you need '-force'? I haven't adjusted the linecount, bytecount & checksum values at the end of the patch file, so "applypatch" complained and told me to use "--force" to override. After modifying these values, you don't need to, of course. > Markus> Is it correct that these diffs are in the patch file? > No. Martin is extremely busy right now, so I doubt we'll get an > explanation soon. I'll try to get a fixed patch in place asap, but > for now the workaround is to remove the difference hunks and the patch > premable (Index lines etc), and the patch should apply without problem. Ok, I fully understand this. Just wanted to make you aware of it. After all, I have the patch applied and 21.2.46 running now. Markus