Re: How to patch..

[condor_rl@libero.it]

Hi Eric and all boys on the list...

> > 
> > To patch the 2.6.8.1 to 2.6.8.1-mm4 should I patch to
> > 2.6.8.1-mm1, 2.6.8.1-mm2, 2.6.8.1-mm3, and at the end the 2.6.8.1-mm4?
> > Or can I patch the 2.6.8.1 only with the 2.6.8.1-mm4?
> > 
> 
> The mm4 patch is against 2.6.8-1. You should not apply mm2, mm3, etc...
> 
> If mm5 gets released then you reverse the mm4 and apply mm5. The mm
> patch is always against the base kernel version, it is not incremental.

Ok, you give an important detail...

Suppose the new mm5 patch is released...
how can I reverse before apply the new patch?
Could you suggest me the command? So I have an idea how to do...

> 
> -- 
> Eric Gaumer <gaumerel@ecs.fullerton.edu>

Just another question...

Suppose I would like to patch the kernel with 2 different patches for
different problems...for example mm4 and RTC for Real Time
Clock...

Should I use the same command:

patch -p1 < /path/2.6.8.1-mm4.bz2

patch -p1 < /path/rtc-patch.gz

Or should I use a dfferent way?

If I forget what patches I have installed how can can I see the list of
installed paches? :)


Thanks and sorry for the log list of questions...I'm a Newb...
Lorenzo