Collins Richey wrote:
[snip]
>
> Re the 1.5.0 topic, I tried to patch 2.5.0 with the pre1 and pre2
> patches. pre2 went on with no complaints. For pre2 I got several
> files with "Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected! Assume
> -R?. I hit eneter, then "Apply anyway" reply n. Is this usual with
> kernel patches. I don't have a clue what to do about these. Did I
> make the right choices? Is this totally normal with kernel patches?
> I'm afraid to use the resulting kernel source until I know more.
>
Let me try one more time:
normal patches from one revision level to another (2.4.16 to 2.4.17 to
2.4.18) must be applied in order successively.
-pre and -ac patches need to have the previous one removed before
applying the new one (patch -R -p0 -i xxx-pre1 ; patch -p0 -i xxx-pre2).
????
Ciao,
David A. Bandel
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