Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 18 Oct 1996 19:49:00 +0300 (EET DST) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: patches from 2.0.x to 2.1.x |
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On Fri, 18 Oct 1996, Nir Soffer wrote: > > would it be possible to distribute patches of 2.0.22 and 2.0.23 to 2.1.0 > as well as patches from 2.0.21 to 2.1.0 , it would just make life a lot > easier for all of the people who have downloaded the latest 2.0.x and > want to upgrade to 2.1.x ... > > Just thought it might be a good idea - *Cringes from the flames*.
You can "downgrade" with patches too, although to be quite honest it can be painful due to some strange behaviour (I'd call it a bug, but it might be documented) with reverse-patching files that are created by a patch.
Essentially, you can do
cd /usr/src/linux /* latest 2.0.23 kernel */ patch -R -p1 < ../patch-2.0.23 /* now it should be 2.0.22, because patch 23 got "R"eversed */ patch -R -p1 < ../patch-2.0.22 ...
Yes, it would be easier if I made patches from every version to every other version, but it would be easier for YOU. Uncaring bastard that I am I whisper "damn suckers" under my breath and cackle hysterically when I think of all the clueless newbies destroying their source trees by a mispatch.
Mmmbwhahaahahahaaa..
Linus
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