Peter Ennis wrote: > 6.2-pre3 > > 6.13.1. Installation of Berkeley DB > > Patch the package to eliminate potential trap events: > > patch -Np0 -i ../db-4.4.20-trap-1.patch > > NOTE: All other patches in the book use -Np1 > I read the man page and it does not clarify > the difference for me. > There is no note on this change in command in the text. > > Bug or feature? > > My ignorance is a given.
The -px switch tells patch how many leading directories to ignore. In this case, none. That's just the way upstream did it when they created the patch. Its not a bug, its an educational feature. :) -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
