On Monday, January 24, 2022 5:19:13 AM EST Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > > gene@coyote:~/Debian-arm/linux$ patch -p1 ../patches/*.patch > > patch: ../patches/0001-mm-memcg-Disable-threshold-event-handlers-on- > > PREEMPT.patch: extra operand > > man patch says > > patch [options] [originalfile [patchfile]] > > With "patchfile" being singular i'd expect that it refuses if you give > more than one. > Further it does not look as if you give an "originalfile", which is > demanded by the common []-bracket around "originalfile [patchfile]". > > So what file do you want to change by the patch ? > Does ../patches/*.patch evaluate to a single file ? > No, its a directory with many patches. IMO patch should take them, in their sorted order, until its out of patches. Or do we have a gui to oversee that, something like kompare maybe? I'll take a look.
> (I get that error if i give three dummy file arguments. > If i give two i get a lot of "Hunk ... FAILED at .." because my second > file is no properly formatted patch. > If i give one, the program waits for standard input.) > > > Have a nice day :) > > Thomas > Thanks Thomas, stay well now. > . Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>