Now I'm GUESSING that a patch program would save the differences between program A (old) and program B (new), and then change A accordingly to the changes in B. This would explain for most patches' small size.
If I'm wrong, tell me what's right. If I'm right, tell me how I'd go about making such a program (not an info file, a program that does it itself).
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything"
-Mark Twain
I have tried to build a patch...but I havent got close to finising it yet....
In an exe, there are different sections.....typically in 1 or more of these sections there's code....there's 1 or more for data....then resources.....then there's imports info and then there's 1 for exports.....etc......(there could be more......just depends)
It depends what you want to do to in the patch....you could change the section and then put it in a new exe (the patched exe).......replace the section or maybe add a new section and change the direction of the code.......it's dependant on the task at hand......
Its difficult becase you may find yourself having to mess with the imports table to allow the editied code to run......this can be a major b*tch....
That's why patches are pretty rare......its easier to ship an updated dll than patch an exe (as log as the new dll doesnt need the exe to be relinked)
MOST patches ARE dll's.
Code:#include <cmath> #include <complex> bool euler_flip(bool value) { return std::pow ( std::complex<float>(std::exp(1.0)), std::complex<float>(0, 1) * std::complex<float>(std::atan(1.0) *(1 << (value + 2))) ).real() < 0; }
Originally posted by Sebastiani
MOST patches ARE dll's.
Yes I know, but what he seemed to be refering to were the old style exe editing patches...at least that's what I though.
Well, where would I find ancient tomes of "old style exe patching"?
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything"
-Mark Twain
Lookup tutorials on the PE file format....there's no real usable tutorial until you know how that worksOriginally posted by CodeMonkey
Well, where would I find ancient tomes of "old style exe patching"?
Also, you will need some assembler knowledge.....
Last edited by Fordy; 07-25-2002 at 09:25 AM.
