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Configuration of TWiki on !FreeBSD 6.1 release leaves one warning:
<verbatim>
patch	
Warning: 'patch' program was found on the PATH but is not GNU patch - this may cause problems. Patch version 2.1 
</verbatim>

However, !FreeBSD's patch is based on GNU patch. It's sources live in /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/patch.

The problem is caused by =_checkGnuProgram= in $TWiki_sth/bin/configure. 
=patch --version= on !FreeBSD will show

<verbatim>
jahns@eagle bin > patch --version
Patch version 2.1
</verbatim>

The regexp in =_checkGnuProgram= will fail as a result.
---
Well, it *does* say it _may_ cause problems, not that it will. ;-)

I am reluctant to make that RE any more complex. I am regrading this to Low as it is a nicety, I think. Also setting to Actioning, as the analysis is clear.

[[CC]]

It appears that we no longer check the version of =patch=.  However that's still a bit of an issue because Solaris patch is not usable by Foswiki.  In any event this particular issue is No Action Required.

-- Main.GeorgeClark - 28 Mar 2011

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Summary	configure warning on FreeBSD 6.1 release
ReportedBy	TWiki:Main.VolkerJahns
Codebase
SVN Range	TWiki-4.1, Tue, 28 Nov 2006, build 12081
AppliesTo	Engine
Component	Configure
Priority	Low
CurrentState	No Action Required
WaitingFor
Checkins
TargetRelease	n/a
ReleasedIn	n/a

Topic revision: r6 - 28 Mar 2011, GeorgeClark

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