Your Post on a Patch Help
Steve Ki-Won Lee (kiwon@ugrad.cs.ualberta.ca)
Mon, 25 May 1998 18:32:41 -0600 (MDT)
Greetings Stephane!
I was reading thru the AS mailing list archive to find some answers on how
to apply patches. Below is your timely advice you gave to the person you
replied to:
>untar the AfterStep sources under /usr/src
Ok, let's say for example, I installed AfterStep.1.4.5.0.tgz and had
gotten rid of the original download *.tgz file, would I then download it
*again* and "tar zxvf" it under /usr/src?
>copy the patch to /usr/src (don't forget to 'gzip -d' it)
That much I understand...plz be patient w/me :) But you think it'd be
better if I cp'd the patches to /usr/src/AfterStep instead? Just asking..
>i rename the patch to patch.af (shorter and easier to remember)
>then cd to /usr/src/AfterStep
I get that too..
>patch -p1 <../patch.af >pout 2>&1
>
> this will patch the source
Ok, I read thru the "patch" doc over and over again, but this is where I
lose it. Assuming that the patches were cp'd to /usr/src, would the exact
command be:
# patch -p1 < /usr/src/patch.af >pout 2>&1 ?
and of course, you're having the verbose output be streamed to the "pout"
file, but for curiosity sake, what's the "2>&1" for?
And any significance to the digit "1" in "-p1"? I've seen posts that has
"-p0" as well.....ok..we're almost there..
>cat pout | grep -i fail
>
> this will check for any errors while patching
And assuming there were no errors, then I would re-compile AS with the
patched source according to the instructions in "INSTALL" file?
And can I apply patches one after another without recompiling after each
patch has been applied to an app?
>that's it.
I know, it should've been easy for anybody to understand. So, thanks
advance for your time!
With Best,
Steve
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