On Thu, 22 Nov 2001 10:31:46 -0500 Kurt Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Collins Richey wrote: > > This is probably documented somewhere, but I've lost the info.. > Are > > linux kernel patches like 2.4..15-pre1-9 cumulative patches, or do > you > > have to merge pre1 then pre2 ... highest into the 2.4.14 sources? > > I believe the patches must be applied in order from lowest to > highest. > > From linux/README: > - You can also upgrade between 2.4.xx releases by patching. Patches > are distributed in the traditional gzip and the new bzip2 format. > To > install by patching, get all the newer patch files, enter the > directory in which you unpacked the kernel source and execute: > > gzip -cd patchXX.gz | patch -p0 > > or > > bzip2 -dc patchXX.bz2 | patch -p0 > > (repeat xx for all versions bigger than the version of your > current > source tree, _in_order_) and you should be ok. > Thanks, Kurt. That's why we have a group like this. Someone always knows the places where data is squirreled away. -- Collins Richey Denver Area gentoo_rc6 xfce+sylpheed _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
