\_ 1. When installing "bash-2.04" I get the error that "ltermcap"
\_     cannot be found. Not knowing where to look or what to
\_     look for is no help.

This prolly appeared on a line like "gcc ... -ltermcap not found",
implying that the termcap library isn't where it's expecting it.

\_ 2. When trying to add a "patch" to "glibc-2.1.3" I get that the
\_     "command patch" cannot be found.

Missing the executable named 'patch'.

Search, dl, install, retry.

David