Re: patches from 2.0.x to 2.1.x

Daniel A. Taylor (danielt@dgii.com)
Fri, 18 Oct 1996 11:51:52 -0500 (CDT)


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 ...
>
It would be more appropriate to have a patch from 2.0.2[234] to whichever
2.1.x kernel is current at the time. That reduces the number of patches
that need to be reapplied on individual files.

> Just thought it might be a good idea - *Cringes from the flames*.
>
It sounds OK to me. I would even be willing to make said patches
if noone else is.

Daniel Taylor