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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 07:24:59 -0800 (PST)
From: bradley mclain <bradley_kernel@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: How to install Alan's patches?
To: Thomas Foerster <puckwork@madz.net>
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from linux (/usr/src/linux) directory, if the patch is
up a level (/usr/src):

patch -p1 <../patch-2.4.1-ac9

hth,

bradley mclain

ps -- probably a google search with the string 'how to
install ac patches' will find some instructions for
you.

--- Thomas Foerster <puckwork@madz.net> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> sorry for the silly question, but i can't get it to
> work :
> 
> I have linux-2.4.1 unpacked, configured and
> installed.
> Now i want to apply Alan Cox patche
> (linux-2.4.1-ac9), but i always get
> these errors :
> 
> [root@space src]# cat /home/puck/patch-2.4.1-ac9 |
> patch -p0
> can't find file to patch at input line 4
> Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
> The text leading up to this was:
> --------------------------
> |diff -u --new-file --recursive --exclude-from
> /usr/src/exclude linux.vanilla/CREDITS
> linux.ac/CREDITS
> |--- linux.vanilla/CREDITS      Wed Jan 31 22:05:29
> 2001
> |+++ linux.ac/CREDITS   Fri Feb  9 13:19:13 2001
> --------------------------
> File to patch: 
> [root@space src]#
> 
> Do i have to create linux.vanilla and linux.ac, or
> what's the magic?! :-)
> 
> Thanx a lot,
>   Thomas
> 
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