diff -uNr a/v/manifest b/v/manifest
--- a/v/manifest 213e6ee9c388c260463ff127c129b88531438e26f02e49cf5e38822a7bfa493feede975eccfd3924c23cbad8cb8e6c21ae0a59e6a07d180ba9acff9cf8de57af
+++ b/v/manifest d65f2d1a8e23b06c994571b7a4fd04e7707a00016ac68ec82b5a4908930c25bd766f9925d89c32b24160ad2d1c5f70c5a3d6cdab1b64dc9757eb5b25126903a9
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 543800 v99 Canonical version of asciilifeform's v.py, the original V proof of concept
+543800 v98 Phf's change to replace gnu patch with vtools vpatch for patching 
diff -uNr a/v/v.py b/v/v.py
--- a/v/v.py 2a837416675b312acffbe3df80d0b0d099d1d9f2768148476d31e25502b20ab0713a8110b4f4a97455ecc29a444cd8e92f03534211307a9ae5a5595dcb1f0ad2
+++ b/v/v.py db0ca7ac7165b1891d3413f91d1acf36c0aedae0d410f7727b719e21dd85a3ec4d10181800ac8ae8a140ee49c0133d7fa956069464d7d8b7f89143a6553430af
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 ##############################################################################
 # Quick Intro:
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 
 ##############################################################################
 
-import os, sys, shutil, argparse, re, tempfile, gnupg
+import os, sys, shutil, argparse, re, tempfile, gnupg, subprocess
 
 ##############################################################################
-vver = 100 # This program's Kelvin version.
+vver = 98 # This program's Kelvin version.
 
 ## HOW YOU CAN HELP: ##
 
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     return sorted
 ##############################################################################
 
+vpatch_path = "vpatch"
 verbose = False
 
 def fatal(msg):
@@ -202,10 +203,24 @@
     print "Pressing using head: {0} to path: '{1}'".format(args.head, args.dest)
     headpos = patches.index(args.head)
     seq = patches[:headpos + 1]
-    os.mkdir(args.dest)
+    if os.path.exists(args.dest):
+        print "Warning: target {0} already exists".format(args.dest)
+    else:
+        os.mkdir(args.dest)
     for p in seq:
         print "Using: {0}".format(disp_vp(p))
-        os.system("patch -E --dir {0} -p1 < {1}".format(args.dest, p))
+        out = subprocess.Popen([vpatch_path], cwd=args.dest, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+                               stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        with open(p, "r") as inp:
+            body = inp.read()
+        stdout, stderr = out.communicate(body)
+        print stdout,
+        if out.returncode != 0:
+            fatal(("-----------------------------------\n" +
+                   "There was an error while pressing:\n" +
+                   "{0}\n" +
+                   "Result in {1} might be in an invalid state!\n" +
+                   "-----------------------------------").format(stderr.strip(), args.dest))
     print "Completed Pressing using head: {0} to path: '{1}'".format(args.head, args.dest)
 
 # Command: Origin.
@@ -317,9 +332,15 @@
         name = handle[k['fingerprint']]
         if args.fingers:
             name += '-' + k['keyid']
+        uids = ', '.join(map(str, k['uids']))
         pubkeys[k['keyid']] = {'fp':k['fingerprint'],
-                               'id':', '.join(map(str, k['uids'])),
+                               'id':uids,
                                'handle':name}
+        for subkey in k.get('subkeys', []):
+            keyid, fingerprint = subkey[0], subkey[2]
+            pubkeys[keyid] = {'fp':fingerprint,
+                              'id':uids,
+                              'handle':name}
 
     # Validate seals
     for p in pfiles: