>
> Hi there,
>
> What is the best command line to apply a kernel patch to a Linux kernel
> source tree ??? I always use only 'patch <[patch file]', but I have a
> feeling that some argument is missing ... :(
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Ivan
>
`head` the first few lines of the patch file to find the directory used
to make the patch.
It is most always xxx/linux, when xxx is the version number.
Since I always use /usr/src/linux (linux is a sym-link to linux-2.1.nn),
I make a sym-link to /usr/src, so the _exact_ name is used to
access the files as was used to make the "diff".
For instance, to patch v2.1.91, chdir to /usr/src/linux and execute
`ln -s /usr/src v2.1.91`.
Then, chdir to wherever the new name will work, in this case where
the new link exists (usr/src/linux), and...
`patch -p0 <patchfile`.
If you make certain that the patch's files path exactly match yours by
creating the symlink, no patches will fail.
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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