First post, by Akuma
PatchMaker v0.14 Copyright (c) 2021 by Akuma, release date: 2021/01/19
This is for all the members that posted manual patching solutions for DOS
Now you can also supply a patch for those that are less familiar with
hexeditors and offsets.
Disclaimer:
This software is provided to you "AS IS" and without warranty of any kind,
express, staturory, implied or otherwise, including without limitation any
warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or infringement.
No oral or written information, or advice given to you will create a warranty
for the software, and you may not rely on any such information or advice.
Description:
PatchMaker is a DOS program that creates 'patch programs' for files.
Supply PatchMaker with an original and a patched file and it will create a
simple patch program for you.
Usage:
The usage is very simple, when you run the progam it will display:
usage: original patched textfile outfile
original: the unmodified original file
patched: is the patched file
textfile: user supplied textfile
outfile: patch program outfile
Example:
> pm original.exe patched.exe mytext.txt mypatch.com
Details:
* Files must be equal in size.
* Filesize is limited to 4GB.
* Limited to 10.000 bytes difference
(do you really need more?)
Bugs:
If you find any, let me know on the vogons.org forum.
Releases:
0.14 * Added user text file functionality max 1024 bytes, more cleanup
0.13 * More maintenance and cleanup
0.12 * Maintenance and cleanup, added return codes
0.11 * Fixed filename handling, 8088 supported now
0.10 * First public release