How to patch on Windows?

Question

Given a (source) patch file, what's the easiest way to apply this patch on the source files under Windows?

A GUI tool where I can visually compare the unchanged-changed source lines would be great.

Answer 1

A good way to apply a patch file under Windows OS is using Git. As I understood, Git is a version control solution like SVN.

Here is a guideline to apply a patch :

• First of all, download the latest release of the Windows Git Edition here : GIT
• With the cmd prompt, change directory to the patch file and files to patch
• Now you can use the following command line :

git apply --ignore-space-change --ignore-whitespace --whitespace=nowarn file.patch

Answer 2

Patch for Windows is what you're looking for.