--- ooo-build-3.1.1.4.old/patches/apply.pl.in	2009-08-05 12:20:53.000000000 +0000
+++ ooo-build-3.1.1.4.old/patches/apply.pl.in	2009-11-21 19:55:48.000000000 +0000
@@ -920,8 +920,11 @@ sub is_old_patch_version()
 
     open ($Patch, "@GNUPATCH@ --version|") || die "Can't run patch: $!";
     $ver_line = <$Patch>;
-    $ver_line =~ m/\s+(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/ || die "Can't get patch version\n";
-    if ($1 >= 2 && $2 >= 5 && $3 >= 9) {
+    $ver_line =~ m/\s+(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/ ||
+            $ver_line =~ m/\s+(\d+)\.(\d+)/ ||
+            $ver_line =~ m/\s+(\d+)/ ||
+            die "Can't get patch version\n";
+    if ($1 > 2 || ($1 == 2 && ($2 > 5 || ($2 == 5 && $3 >= 9)))) {
 	$is_old = 0;
     }