[ILUG] Patching a kernel

[Paul Jakma]

On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Richard Eibrand wrote:

> - Apply the patch, but immediately after wards apply the patch for 
> 2.4.12...?

yep.

apply but dont use.

> What does tha mean?

means the relative paths are wrong.

run patch from inside the linux src dir, and give it the -p1 
parameter. ie:

cd .../src/linux
foocat patchfile.foo | patch -p1 --dry-run

if no errors, run previous command again, but without the --dry-run 
parameter.

even easier, if you look in .../src/linux/scripts there's a script 
called "patch-kernel", which will do all the hard work for you. just 
point it at your linux tree, and at a directory containing your 
patches. see the top of the script for precise usage instructions.

--paulj