Index: manlifter
--- manlifter.orig
+++ manlifter
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def fetch_page(file, localcopy, patch):
         return (1, output + "manlifter: copy failed, status %d", cstat)
     if os.path.exists(patch):
         stem = os.path.basename(localcopy)
-        patch = getoutput("patch -d%s --version-control=never <%s" % (outdir, patch,))
+        patch = getoutput("patch -d%s <%s" % (outdir, patch,))
         os.system("rm -f %s/%s.orig %s/%s.rej" % (outdir, stem, outdir, stem))
         if patch:
             output += patch + "\n"