Re: Makefile changes for kernel add-ons

Uwe Bonnes (bon@elektron.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de)
Fri, 19 Apr 1996 08:14:52 +0200


>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Riggs <rriggs@tesser.com> writes:

Robert> On 18-Apr-96 Robert L Krawitz wrote:
>>> Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 01:03:42 -0600 (MDT)
>> From: Robert Riggs <rriggs@tesser.com>
>>
>> >The first obvious problem: the two patches conflict.
>>
>> They will apply. 'patch' has a default fuzz factor.
>>
>> Patching file linux/Makefile using Plan A... Hunk #1 succeeded at 5
>> with fuzz 2 (offset 2 lines).
>>
>> That from was the +Mem patch with the +Bsd patch already in. I have
>> tested it with up to 4 different bogus "ADDON" patches. They all
>> worked.
>>
>> What if I have 10? Or 20?
>>
>> --

Robert> It works. tested up to 22 seperate and different patches.

But make sure, it handles overflow grcaefully.

Uwe Bonnes bon@elektron.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de

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