Re: applying patch

[vinai <vroopcha@mcw.edu>]

On Fri, 8 Apr 2005, Tamas K Papp wrote:

> I want to try 2.6.12-rc2.  I downloaded and extracted the latest
> 2.6.11 from kernel.org, and tried to apply the 2.6.12-rc2 patch.  I
> get messages like this:
>
> patching file drivers/media/video/adv7170.c
> Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected!  Assume -R? [n]
>
> What should I answer here?  Or should I just wait for 2.6.12 final?  I
> am trying to get sleep support for my powerbook.

When I applied the .12-rc2 patch last night, I did not have to answer
any questions.  I did when I was trying to patch the 2.6.11.6 sources,
but the .12-rc2 patch applied cleanly to 2.6.11.

This is what I did:

    - unpacked linux-2.6.11.tar.gz -> linux-2.6.11 directory
    - unzipped 2.6.12-rc2-mm2.bz2 in the same directory when the 2.6.11
      source directory was.
    - entered the linux-2.6.11 directory and ran the command:

        $ patch -p1 < ../[name of patch file]

and it applied cleanly, without any error.

cheers
vinai