patch

patch an MD engine

Note

This command line tool is implemented as a shell script. Its help message is pasted below:

Actions (choose one):
  -h, --help
                    print this help and exit
  -p, --patch
                    patch
  -r, -R, --revert
                    revert
  -l, --list-engines
                    print a list of available MD engines
  -s, --save
                    save, this needs *.preplumed files (*)
  --save-originals
                    same as save, but save also original files (*)
  -n NEWENGINE, --new NEWENGINE
                    create a new patch named NEWENGINE (*)
  -i, --info
                    output information on the patching procedure for a particular code                
Options:
  -e ENGINE, --engine ENGINE
                    set MD engine to ENGINE (default: choose interactively)
  -m MODE, --mode MODE (default: shared)
                    set link mode to MODE, which can be either static, shared or runtime
  --static
                    same as --mode static
  --shared
                    same as --mode shared
  --runtime
                    same as --mode runtime
  -d FILE, --diff FILE
                    set the path to diff file (default: ROOT/patches/ENGINE.diff) (*)
  -q, --quiet
                    do not write loggin information; useful with -i to print just
                    the patching information
  -I, --include
                    use include files rather than symbolic links
  -f, --force
                    force patching (*)

(*) These options are for developers or for testing only. Be sure to know what
    you are doing before you use them.

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