* Romeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080203 14:15]: > if i need to obtain original source code (without patches applied) what > should i do? simply tell "apt-get source xserver-xorg-core" again?
Yes, you could do that. You can also unapply the patch I have provided: patch -s -p1 -R < ...thepatch... The -R is for reverse. > i just can't uderstand how the process of patching works. as i know, it > replaces some pieces of original source code with new ones. but how it > determines the version of source, finds position to write patch to? Open the patch file in a browser. All the information is there. Lines that start with --- and +++ start a new block and identify the file to modify. The @@ line tells the patch program where to start changing code. The + lines are added, the - lines are removed. > can you give me any links to read more about it? Well, you should know that the diff program generates diff files. The most common diff format (of 3 that I know of) is "unified diff" for which you would run: diff -u old-file new-file Anyway, I googled, and skipped all the links that talked about microsoft patches (which BTW are not patches at all) and came across this: http://stephenjungels.com/jungels.net/articles/diff-patch-ten-minutes.html http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/1237 Have fun. -Bart -- xf86-video-amd: switching to a vcons fails https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/180742 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
