1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/editors/patch.c b/editors/patch.c
index 7f3234e66..b12c662f4 100644
--- a/editors/patch.c
+++ b/editors/patch.c
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ struct globals {
         long prefix;
 
         struct double_list *current_hunk;
-        long oldline, oldlen, newline, newlen, linenum;
+        long oldline, oldlen, newline, newlen;
+        long linenum;
         int context, state, filein, fileout, filepatch, hunknum;
         char *tempname;
 
@@ -505,14 +506,19 @@ int patch_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                         // way the patch man page says, so you have to read the first hunk
                         // and _guess_.
 
-                // Start a new hunk?
+                // Start a new hunk?  Usually @@ -oldline,oldlen +newline,newlen @@
+                // but a missing ,value means the value is 1.
                 } else if (state == 1 && !strncmp("@@ -", patchline, 4)) {
                         int i;
+                        char *s = patchline+4;
 
-                        i = sscanf(patchline+4, "%ld,%ld +%ld,%ld", &TT.oldline,
-                                                &TT.oldlen, &TT.newline, &TT.newlen);
-                        if (i != 4)
-                                bb_error_msg_and_die("corrupt hunk %d at %ld", TT.hunknum, TT.linenum);
+                        // Read oldline[,oldlen] +newline[,newlen]
+
+                        TT.oldlen = TT.newlen = 1;
+                        TT.oldline = strtol(s, &s, 10);
+                        if (*s == ',') TT.oldlen=strtol(s+1, &s, 10);
+                        TT.newline = strtol(s+2, &s, 10);
+                        if (*s == ',') TT.newlen = strtol(s+1, &s, 10);
 
                         TT.context = 0;
                         state = 2;
@@ -520,7 +526,7 @@ int patch_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
                         // If this is the first hunk, open the file.
                         if (TT.filein == -1) {
                                 int oldsum, newsum, del = 0;
-                                char *s, *name;
+                                char *name;
 
                                 oldsum = TT.oldline + TT.oldlen;
                                 newsum = TT.newline + TT.newlen;