On Mon, Oct 18, 1999 at 11:26:01PM -0700, Tom Rini wrote: > On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Hartmut Koptein wrote: > > > > Hello all. I was wondering where I could pickup the various patches used > > > on Debian/PPC to make X work? I'd like to compare patches (Trying to > > > cleanup/fix X 3.3.5, last "update" caused some problems..). Thanks. > > > > Debian src-packages are different to rpm src-packages (srpm). srpm often > > includes > > many little patches in _one_ file (orig src + patches). This has maybe some > > advantages but also one big dis-advantage: you must download also the big > > original > > source archive. > > I've got some spare space on my PC, and i'm learning debian stuff :) > > > For debian we have the upstream source (xfree_<version>.orig.tar.gz) and one > > patch file (xfree_<version>-<debian-version>.diff.gz). > > > > Have a look at: > > > > > > ftp.debian.org/pub/debian/dists/unstable/main/source/x11/xfree86-1_3.3.3.5-2.diff.gz > > Erk, this has the patches needed for PPC compiles in it? >
The patch contains the debian directory. You will find the patches you are looking for in debian/patches. Notice this are all debian patches, not only the one for powerpc. They are cut in a lot of small patches. Please keep me informed of your progress, and lets try to get as much as possible of it into 3.3.6. Friendly, Sven LUTHER > --- > Tom Rini (TR1265) > http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
