Eric, you give a big amount of informations and a clear view to me about lots of thinks i did not know. Now I'm sure I have to study...a lot... :) Also the link are very good!
..now I go to open a new topic on the list .. :) Thanks again Lorenzo * Eric Gaumer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [031004, 09:25]: > > Uncompress these first. > > Apply the large patch first (mm) because chances are that the rtc-patch > will fail here. If the rtc patch isn't against 2.6.8.1-mm4 then you may > see hunks that fail. You'll need to fix these failures by hand. > > If you are not familiar with C code and/or kernel code, then this may be > difficult for you to fix. It may be easier to have two source trees. > Apply the mm patch to one and the rtc patch to the other. Then you can > create your own patch that has mm and rtc merged together. This gives > you a little flexibility as what the patches were applied to. Bitkeeper > is good for this because you can clone trees easily, using hardlinks > (see below). > > > > > Or should I use a dfferent way? > > > > If I forget what patches I have installed how can can I see the list of > > installed paches? :) > > Yes and no... Just using patch and diff you wont be able to see without > keeping a directory of patches you applied to the tree. > > A utility called "Quilt" exists that allows you to push and pop patches. > With this you can see what patches have been applied. Quilt is available > via apt-get. This may sound really cool but be warned... Quilt is not > something I would consider "for newbies". You should have a firm > understanding of kernel patching first. > > http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/quilt > > There is also another utility called ketchup that may be of some help to > you. This is an easy way to keep your tree up to date. It also supports > the mm tree as well as a few others. > > http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/2976 > > You could also check out Bitkeeper. It's free of charge (providing you > keep your source open) and it makes merging changes easier. It's also > GUI driven. Here is an article on kernel source control that makes for a > decent primer. > > http://linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6183 > > > > > > > Thanks and sorry for the log list of questions...I'm a Newb... > > Lorenzo > > > -- > Eric Gaumer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- > Eric Gaumer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
