Create patches on Mac OS X
Last modified: October 10, 2009 - 08:23
The UNIX utility diff is available on MacOS X. You need to open the Terminal application to access the shell: to find this open the Applications folder and then the Utilities folder inside it.
See Creating patches for details on how to use diff or cvs diff.
You will need to download and install Xcode (free subscription required - look under "Developer Tools"). This will install diff, cvs, and a whole suite of Apple development tools. Alternative versions (not Xcode) of cvs are also available using Fink
Xcode also includes a GUI solution for creating patches in Apple's IDE.