CFet wrote: > I'd like to patch my local copy of Wine with the patch found here: > > http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23477 > > > Code: > ~/.wine$ sudo patch -p1 < patch.patch > > Who told you to use sudo? That's not what you were told in the bug report you linked to. Patch the source and build Wine as a normal user. You only use sudo for make install. http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#head-7ed3c3163e2b932ee2030a48f9c5e553dc41817b