Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 20 Dec 1997 04:27:42 +0100 (MET) | From | "Michael L. Galbraith" <> | Subject | Re: Linux kernel 2.1.73 released |
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On 19 Dec 1997, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote:
> > When patching from 2.1.72 to 2.1.73, I get: > > The next patch would create the file `linux/include/linux/dmascc.h', > which already exists! Assume -R? [n] > Apply anyway? [n] > Skipping patch. > 1 out of 1 hunk ignored -- saving rejects to linux/include/linux/dmascc.h.rej > > So, I editted the reject file to remove the patch stuff (s/^..//) and > then: > > $ diff -u dmascc.h dmascc.h.new > $ > > No difference between the 2.1.72 version and the version included in > the 2.1.73 patch. > > Hmm, apparently nobody uses the patches anymore but just downloads > complete kernels. Strange. >
I patched up from 72 with patch-2.1 and didn't have any rejects. Strange is right.
-Mike
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