patch bug fix update

Advisory:	RHBA-2008:0844-4
Type:	Bug Fix Advisory
Severity:	N/A
Issued on:	2009-01-20
Last updated on:	2009-01-20
Affected Products:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
OVAL:	N/A

Details

An updated patch package that fixes a bug is now available.

The patch package is used to apply changes, such as those from diff files,
to text files.

When a patch is applied to a file, a back up copy is made, which has
".orig" appended to the original file's file name. When applying more than
one patch at a time to a file, the back up copy of the file contained the
contents of the file immediately before applying the most recent change,
instead of the contents of the file before applying any changes.

Users of patch are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
patch-2.5.4-29.2.3.el5.src.rpm	`9b1d4ba37d87b803027ffc6ea25fb928`

IA-32:
patch-2.5.4-29.2.3.el5.i386.rpm	`f15a56a778bb8cc970da4232b2297c0c`

IA-64:
patch-2.5.4-29.2.3.el5.ia64.rpm	`047cb31a31e14088c85d26389ed5b780`

PPC:
patch-2.5.4-29.2.3.el5.ppc.rpm	`a4c5857babbbe9eab695b66df25228a6`

s390x:
patch-2.5.4-29.2.3.el5.s390x.rpm	`e08fa890dbc088ff98b8347460272118`

x86_64:
patch-2.5.4-29.2.3.el5.x86_64.rpm	`aff419513d7cea74ac5229d5ccc57fb0`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
patch-2.5.4-29.2.3.el5.src.rpm	`9b1d4ba37d87b803027ffc6ea25fb928`

IA-32:
patch-2.5.4-29.2.3.el5.i386.rpm	`f15a56a778bb8cc970da4232b2297c0c`

x86_64:
patch-2.5.4-29.2.3.el5.x86_64.rpm	`aff419513d7cea74ac5229d5ccc57fb0`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

234822 - [RHEL5]patch doesn't backup files properly

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