Re: Why is patch(1) asking for the file names already given?

[Constantine]

Andrew Markebo wrote:

Hi!

Just a guess, I usually throw -p1 or more, not -p0? Could it be that?

    /Andy

/ Constantine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
| Hello!
|
| I am trying to apply a patch I made for myself. When I am running the
| patch(1) utility, I am always being asked to type in the file name to
| a file that needs to be patched. My diff file contains a diff on a few
| files, and this is my dialogue with the patch(1):
|
| --- my quote start ---
|  >patch --ignore-whitespace -p0 -i US-GB.nohtml.diff
| can't find file to patch at input line 2
| Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
| The text leading up to this was:
| --------------------------
| |diff -b -B --exclude='*.*htm*' -r en-US/.jar/autoconfig/contents.rdf
| en-GB/.jar/autoconfig/contents.rdf
| --------------------------
| File to patch: en-GB/.jar/autoconfig/contents.rdf
| patching file en-GB/.jar/autoconfig/contents.rdf
| Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected!  Assume -R? [n] y
| can't find file to patch at input line 21
| Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
| The text leading up to this was:
| --------------------------
| |diff -b -B --exclude='*.*htm*' -r
| en-US/.jar/communicator/bookmarks/addBookmark.dtd
| en-GB/.jar/communicator/bookmarks/addBookmark.dtd
| --------------------------
| File to patch:
| --- my quote end ---
|
| and so on. As one can see, I have to re-type the filename just in the
| same manner as it was printed by patch(1), before the patch can be
| applied. How can I make the patch(1) utility not to ask for the name,
| but to find it from the diff file? Thanks.
|
| Cheers,
| Constantine.
Hello!

I wish that would help, but I see no improvements.

--- my dialogue begin ---
$ patch --ignore-whitespace -p1 -i US-GB.nohtml.diff
can't find file to patch at input line 2
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|diff -b -B --exclude='*.*htm*' -r en-US/.jar/autoconfig/contents.rdf 
en-GB/.jar/autoconfig/contents.rdf
--------------------------
File to patch: .jar/autoconfig/contents.rdf
patching file .jar/autoconfig/contents.rdf
can't find file to patch at input line 21
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|diff -b -B --exclude='*.*htm*' -r 
en-US/.jar/communicator/bookmarks/addBookmark.dtd 
en-GB/.jar/communicator/bookmarks/addBookmark.dtd
--------------------------
File to patch:
--- my dialogue end ---

Cheers,
Constantine.
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