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DateWed, 26 Feb 1997 19:45:12 -0500 (EST)
From"Richard B. Johnson" <>
SubjectRe: Patches
On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, Trevor Johnson wrote:

> > Further, it again placed much of the stuff in the default directory.
> 
> I put an unpatched copy of the kernel sources in /usr/src/linux, then
> did:
> 
> # cd /usr/src
> # zcat kernel/2.1.26-patch3.gz|patch -p0 -s
> 
> and didn't have any problems.  You might try that, if you're not too
> frustrated.  Sorry for not giving the details before.
> ___
> Trevor Johnson <trevor@jpj.net>
> 

Yes, I didn't know about -p0. It certainly _should_ be the default, i.e.,
"don't change any filenames found in the patch". Unix, and Unix programs
are certainly selective about making friends. Someday I'll learn how
to delete file-names beginning with "." <grin>!

Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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