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Subject: Re: Applying 2.5.4-pre1 patch
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Pierre Rousselet wrote:
> 
> Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > Pierre Rousselet wrote:
> >
> >>Patching drivers/char/gameport with /dev/null doesn't work for me. What
> >>is the trick ?
> >>
> >
> > /dev/null indicates a new, or a removed, file.
> 
> 'patch -p0 < patch' is confused by this : "sure you want to delete this
> file ?"
> 
> Are there some arguments to add on the cmd line ?

Use patch -p1.  Also, make sure you are using an up to date version of
patch.

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				Brian Gerst
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