> Tyler <tyler@agat.net> [2004-06-03 11:28]:
>
> Why this patch isn't good ?
> I juste make a diff -u include/linux/kernel.org.h include/linux/kernel.h
> and catch the result in the file monpatch.
>
[...]
> But when i hit the command : "cat monpatch | -p1", there is the
> following error :
>
> can't find file to patch at input line 3
> Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
> The text leading up to this was:
> --------------------------
> |--- include/linux/kernel.org.h 2004-06-03 11:21:53.000000000 +0200
> |+++ include/linux/kernel.h 2004-06-03 11:22:13.000000000 +0200
> --------------------------
> File to patch:
>
> Where is my error ?
>
I assume the following sequence should work.
cd <linux-src-root>
diff
cd <other-src-root>
cat monpatch | patch
'-p' is required only when you apply the patch on a "different level"
in the directory hierarchy than where you extracted it.
wbr,
Lukas
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