According to the Kernel-HOWTO I should do the following:
So, continuing with the example above, let's suppose that you have
`patch46.gz' in /usr/src. cd to /usr/src and do a `zcat patch46.gz |
patch -p0' (or `patch -p0 < patch46' if the patch isn't compressed).
You'll see things whizz by (or flutter by, if your system is that
slow) telling you that it is trying to apply hunks, and whether it
succeeds or not.
When I follow these instructions the following happens:
[EMAIL PROTECTED](1)$ cat patch-2.2.7-ac4 | 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 ../exclude
linux.vanilla/Documentation/00-INDEX linux.ac/Documentation/00-INDEX
|--- linux.vanilla/Documentation/00-INDEX Tue Feb 23 14:21:32 1999
|+++ linux.ac/Documentation/00-INDEX Fri May 7 16:34:31 1999
--------------------------
File to patch: linux/*
Skip this patch? [y]
Skipping patch.
5 out of 5 hunks ignored
can't find file to patch at input line 57
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|diff -u --new-file --recursive --exclude-from ../exclude
linux.vanilla/Documentation/ARM-README linux.ac/Documentation/ARM-README
|--- linux.vanilla/Documentation/ARM-README Sun Nov 8 15:08:49 1998
|+++ linux.ac/Documentation/ARM-README Fri May 7 16:34:44 1999
--------------------------
File to patch:
I have read the man page for patch and it does not help me.
Johann
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