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--- patch-2.5.4/patch.c.suffix	Thu Nov  2 17:57:46 2000
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+++ patch-2.5.4/patch.c	Thu Nov  2 17:58:25 2000
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@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@
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 		 : posixly_correct - 1);
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     val = getenv ("SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX");
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-    if (val && *val)
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-      simple_backup_suffix = val;
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+    simple_backup_suffix = val && *val ? val : ".orig";
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     if ((version_control = getenv ("PATCH_VERSION_CONTROL")))
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       version_control_context = "$PATCH_VERSION_CONTROL";