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Skip Montanaro <skip@calendar.com> writes:

> I just downloaded the b16-b17 patch from
> http://www.xemacs.org/beta/source/ftp-directory/old-20.x-betas/patches/

Better known as <URL:ftp://ftp.xemacs.org/pub/beta/old-20.x-betas/patches/>.

> and noticed there was no b17-b18 patch.

There won't be one until beta19 is released.  The current version is
always in /pub/beta/xemacs-20.3/  (or whatever the major number being
worked on is).  This directory holds the latest patch kit and full
source tarballs to the latest beta[1].  Just prior to releasing a new
beta, the full source tarballs get moved to old-20.x-betas/full-kits/
and the patch kit gets moved to old-20.x-betas/patches/.  Depending on 
the amount of available disk space recent full kits will be pruned.  I 
try to keep above 50MB free space on the FTP disk.

> Also, when I applied the 16-17 patch it complained at the end:

>     Patching file xemacs-20.0/etc/toolbar/ediff-A-up.xpm using Plan A...
>     patch: **** malformed patch at line 4272: \ No newline at end of file

> though no .rej file was created and no changes were made to the file.

> I'm using patch 2.1 (I know, I know... upgrade to 2.4...)

This problem happens to be addressed in patch 2.4.  diff and patch
traditionally haven't handled files without a final newline very
well.  Patch-2.4 is supposed to do a better job.

Footnotes: 
[1]  Before anybody asks, yes, the README files on the XEmacs ftp site 
are maintained and edited with the Roman Numeral editor.  Interactive
response between altair and xemacs.org sometimes leaves a lot to be
desired.

