Re: To Patch, or Not To Patch (A Kernel)

[wtopa@ix.netcom.com]

	Subject: Re: To Patch, or Not To Patch (A Kernel)
	Date: Wed, Feb 17, 1999 at 06:05:54AM -0500

In reply to:Jim Foltz

Quoting Jim Foltz(aa204@acorn.net):
> 
> On Wed, Feb 17, 1999 at 05:04:00AM +0000, Mark Wagnon wrote:
> > I'm currently running kernel 2.0.36 on a hamm system. I've heard a lot
> > of good things about 2.2.1, so I thought I'd give it a go. I'm currently
> > downloading linux-2.2.1, but the directory also contains linux-2.2.0 and
> > a patch-2.2.1 file. I was reading through the kernel-howto, and the
> > first paragraph mentions that patches are incremental upgrades to the
> > kernel. My question is then, if I ftp linux-2.2.1, then there is no need
> > to get the patch, right? It's for those who have the linux-2.2.0
> > revision and wish to upgrade to 2.2.1 without the need for another
> > thirteen-meg file transfer. Am I reading this right?
> 
> Yes, patch files are created with the diff utility. diff outputs the
> difference between  2 source files, or can even handle 2 source directory
> trees.
> 
> But Debian kernel-source packages are tweaked for Debian. This means
> that since it is not THE Linux kernel source, it probably won't be

OH?  I wonder if you could mention what _tweaks_ are required for
debian?  I have been just getting the kernel from kernel.org and
making my own.  I was under the impression that the kernels were
just Linux, not debian-Linux. 

Oh, do you mean tweaks to just package it?  That I understand but not
really tweaks to the kernel, right?


> successful in using the patch-*.gz files. 
> 
> The package called kernel-package will help you create .debs out
> of the kernel sources. You don't need it, though.
> 
> 
> > 
> > TIA
> > -- 
> >                                   __   _
> > Mark Wagnon                  -o) / /  (_)__  __ ____  __
> > Chula Vista, CA              /\\/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ /
> > mailto:mwagnon@ixpres.com   _\_v____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Unsubscribe?  mail -s unsubscribe debian-user-request@lists.debian.org < /dev/null
> > 
> 
> -- 
>    Jim Foltz   <aa204@acorn.net>
> ACORN techie   <http://www.acorn.net>
>       AOL/IM   jim_foltz
> 
> 
> -- 
> Unsubscribe?  mail -s unsubscribe debian-user-request@lists.debian.org < /dev/null
> 
> 

-- 
You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on
the continuing viability of FORTRAN.
                -- Alan Perlis
_______________________________________________________
Wayne T. Topa <wtopa@ix.netcom.com>