The following is a collection of Frequently asked questions (with answers!) about patches. Most of the basic information is very general in nature and can be used to understand how the patch command works. The rest of the information is about patches for Pine in our main page. All comments are welcome.

What is a patch a hunk a diff file to apply a patch reversing a patch   Basic Information about a patch Why would I care about a patch? But I am not a geek nor a programmer nor a computing expert How do I apply a patch? The command you suggest does not work How do I know if the patch was applied correctly? What Should I Do After I Apply the Patch? How do I read a patch? How do I reverse a Patch?

Updating Patches Where are the old versions of a specific patch How do I update an old patch What's the difference between patches for different versions of Pine? How do I know if a patch was updated? How do I know what update was made to a patch?   I have problems making the patch work The patch won't compile The patch does not do what is intended to do What are the known bugs of your patches? Pine crashed. What information should I send? I do not like the new feature you added. How can I disable it?   Miscellaneous Can I apply more than one patch? Can I suggest a patch? Are there other resources for patches? Why do the patches have a ".gz" extension? Are there RPMs of Pine with these patches? What's the best order in which I can apply the patches myself? Why do patches have context and aren't patches unified?