patching files

[krj15489]

i am building a lfs system and i am using debian as my host system. but i am confused about how i patch the source files. what command do i use to patch and do i patch the tar ball or the unpacked code?

[iwanabeguru]

hi
naturally you can patch the unpacked code only.
linux have a patch command.
copy the patch file to the unpacked codes main directory and

[code]
cat <patchfile | patch -p1
[code]

and read "man patch"

[krj15489]

thanks for the help