On Thu, Dec 28, 2006 at 03:01:13PM -0700, IsomerX wrote: > LFSers; > > I building using the 6.2 version of the book. My host is the LFS > LiveCD and I'm using the file sincluded on the CD. > > When patch these two packages I get errors from patch when attempting > to apply the second patch. It tells me that a "Reversed (or > previously applied) patch detected!" I attempted to work around it by > leaving out the -N, and answering n, then y, but all the hunks > FAIL(ED). I didn't worry about bzip, I just applied the security > patch, then went about building it. I don't really want to leave out > one of the patches from Kbd though. > > Why are these refusing to patch, and can anyone think of something to > do to correct the problem? > > IsomerX This sounds as if you tried to (re-)apply a patch. Try deleting the directory, re-extracting the tarball, and then have another go on the pristine source.
In the past, people have occasionally managed to download patches under the wrong names (e.g. one patch saved to two names). I guess you've ruled that out by using the LiveCD, but if you still get problems, look at the patches to confirm that they are indeed different. ĸen -- das eine Mal als Tragödie, das andere Mal als Farce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
