Terry Allen wrote: >I should have outlined that I had already tried >running patch on that .txt file - here's the problem I am getting: > >[server:mailman/mailman/cgi] root# patch < CAN-2005-0202.txt >patching file private.py >Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected! Assume -R? [n] n >Apply anyway? [n] y >Hunk #1 FAILED at 1. >1 out of 2 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file private.py.rej >[server:mailman/mailman/cgi] root# > > The output into the .rej file has only the comments at the >start of private.py - I ran the patch 3 times but on the second time >I answered Y on the reverse apply question, then the 3rd time, it ran >without error. does this indicate to you that I have already applied >the patch successfully?
It looks like the first time, patch failed to apply the first hunk (the Copyright notice) because it had already been applied. The second time, answering Y to the 'reverse' question effectively removed the patch, and the third try successfully reapplied the patch. -- Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp