Re: make patch from kernel?

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On 4/21/05, aq <aquynh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> hello,
> 
> I have a question on making patch of kernel: I modify the kernel, and
> want to take a patch out to send it to the mailing list. Normally we
> just need to run "diff -Nurp <org-dir> <edited-dir>". But there are
> few problems:
> 
> - I must clean up the <edited-dir> before taking a "diff", (by "make
> mrproper"), and that is uncomfortable since after that I must
> recompile it, and that takes a very long time.

ok, never mind this. I have found that diff has -X option.

regards,
aq

--
Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel.
Archive:       http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/
FAQ:           http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/



[Index of Archives]     [Newbies FAQ]     [Linux Kernel Mentors]     [Linux Kernel Development]     [IETF Annouce]     [Git]     [Networking]     [Security]     [Bugtraq]     [Yosemite]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux RAID]     [Linux SCSI]     [Linux ACPI]
  Powered by Linux