----- Original Message -----
From: John R. Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Frank Rippert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: trouble with samba2-20000418.diff/second.edition
> >I described that i have problems with the samba2-20000418.diff patch. I
> >copied the changes with hand (means that i deleted/paste the lines
> >manually). ...
>
> That was probably a mistake. Why didn't you get it "electronically"?
> For instance, if you got it from the Amanda web page, why not use "save
> as" and store it in a file, then transfer that file to where the
> Amanda sources are?
>
> Using things like copy/paste or retyping the text by hand has a close to
> zero chance of working. Among other things, tabs and strings of spaces
> are likely to be lost, and those are critical to patch for matching the
> source against the diff.
>
> >Can anybody tell me the right patch instruction (mean the right options
or
> >better the exact syntax).
>
> The diffs have to be **exactly** correct for the patch program to be
> able to work properly. Once you get that corrected, I suspect patch
> will work for you.
>
> >farnk Rippert
>
> John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
