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/