Re: kernel patch files

Ben Collins (bmc@it.larc.nasa.gov)
Wed, 17 Feb 1999 16:31:08 -0500

On Wed, Feb 17, 1999 at 02:41:47PM -0500, Adam Scislowicz wrote:
> I have had a long standing problem, I am not sure what the cause of it is, but
> when i run:
> /usr/src/linux# patch -p1 < linux-2.2.0-to-2.2.1-patch
> or apply any other patch for that matter, it will not automatically create
> files that dont exist. In stead I get this message.

Not sure why you get this, but try `patch -p1 -N < patch.file'

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