On Wed, 6 Jan 1999, Jordan Mendelson wrote:
> > cd /usr/src
> > tar -zxf linux-2.1.132.tar.gz
> > patch <patch-2.2.0-pre1
>
> 1) Get new patch (ftp.gnu.org of alpha.gnu.org)
> 2) patch -p0 < patch-2.2.0-pre1. The -p argument is required so new files
> don't end up in the current dir.
this didn't work... I even cd'd into the linux directory and used -p1.
Got no errors in any case, but it seems that the patches were not against
a stock 2.1.132. I found the complete source for pre-4 however, and that
compiles fine...
>
> Also note that patch-2.2.0-pre1, pre2, pre3, and pre4 need to be applied in
> order (pre2 goes over pre1, pre3 goes over pre2).
>
>
> > and then the normal routine of make oldconfig, etc...
>
> I assume oldconfig is the same as 'make config'... personally I've never used
> make oldconfig :)
>
this reads in .config. and only prompts for things that are "new"... lets
you use your old .config from an earlier version and you only have to
specify things that are new to the current version...
saves time for sure... not to mention mistakes.. :)
>
> Jordan
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