RE: Problem while applying patch to 2.6.9 kernel

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Hi Steven,

I tried specifying -p2 as follows:

# patch -p2 < ../../Patches/patch-ext3

But still getting the same error.

Please suggest.

Thanks,
Yogesh

-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Rostedt [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 5:41 PM
To: Yogesh Pahilwan
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Problem while applying patch to 2.6.9 kernel


On Wed, 3 May 2006, Yogesh Pahilwan wrote:

> Hi Kernel Folks,
>
> I am facing some problem while applying patch to the 2.6.9 kernel.
>
> I have done following to apply the patch:
>
> # patch -p1 < ../../Patches/patch-ext3
>
> But getting following things:
>
> missing header for unified diff at line 3 of patch
> (Stripping trailing CRs from patch.)
> can't find file to patch at input line 3
> Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?

Hmm, perhaps you have the wrong -p option.

> The text leading up to this was:
> --------------------------
> |#--- ../A_CLEAN_FILE_SYSTEM/jbd/commit.c       2006-02-25

Since you didn't show us any of this patch, the above looks like you need
-p2.

You might want to get yourself more familiar with "patch".

-- Steve


> 11:43:19.000000000 -0600
> |#+++ commit.c  2006-03-29 20:53:29.000000000 -0600
> --------------------------
> File to patch:
>
> Can anyone suggest what I am doing wrong while applying this patch or if
the
> command is correct then why patch is giving the above errors.
>
> Any help can be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Yogesh
>
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