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OK I am curious about security patches on how they work here is a snip

of the IPB patch:

Code:
Index: sources/ipsclass.php
===================================================================
--- sources/ipsclass.php		(revision 113)
+++ sources/ipsclass.php		(revision 114)
@@ -2481,7 +2481,7 @@
							{
									foreach( $farray as $id => $stamp )
									{
-											   $this->forum_read[$id] = $stamp;
+											   $this->forum_read[ intval($id) ] = intval($stamp);
									}
							}
					}
@@ -3517,7 +3517,31 @@
	}
 }

Can anyone explain what each line does here is what I think they do:

--- sources/ipsclass.php (revision 113)

Does this live remove the word (revision 113)

+++ sources/ipsclass.php (revision 114)

Does this line add (revision 114)

@@ -2481,7 +2481,7 @@

Not sure here

I am assuming that + at the front means add and - at the front means remove.

anyone want to explain :)

Nothing special with these

Code:
--- PATH/FILENAME (PREVIOUS REVISION)
+++ PATH/FILENAME (NEW REVISION)
@@ -OLDSTARTLINE,NO OF LINES +NEWSTARTLINE,NO OF LINES @@

THE PATCH MATCHING SECTION

-  OLD LINES
+ NEW REPLACING LINES

THE PATCH MATCHING SECTION

Hope that makes sense?

Oh the Previous revision should be the revision that you are actually patching...

Yea that explianed good :)

xDamox

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xDamox