0ad

[Hu]

Please elaborate on "doesn't work." Are you still getting an error applying the patch or does the patch apply and the game does not work as you want?

Yes, you can patch by hand and use ebuild to run the individual phases. This is discouraged, as you will need to redo that same work every time you build the package again, and get it right each time.

[Da51d]

I get an error applying the patch, and the build is immediately aborted. I have just had an idea. I can copy the file, and amend it by hand, then use diff on the original and the amended file to create a (surely infallible) patchfile and then try emerging with that? I'm going to try it.
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[Da51d]

It worked!! Thank you all very much for your help. The problem seems to be solved. 0ad starts as usual. And I didn't have to do anything that is "discouraged".
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