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Re: applying diffs.1.2.8
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Al Longyear)
Fri Jun 2 10:13:42 1995
From: longyear@netcom.com (Al Longyear)
To: ukd1@rzstud1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Bernd Eckenfels)
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 1995 04:44:21 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <3qmo6b$ar1@nz12.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de> from "Bernd Eckenfels" at Jun 2, 95 10:12:27 am
> mbrennen@maverick.intecom.com wrote:
> > Forgive the post, but I have been unable to figure out how to
> > apply the diffs.1.2.8 file. I see the 'linux.vanilla' and
> > 'linux' references, but after a couple of cuts I have not been
> > able to get things done. "patch <diffs.1.2.8" with a link
> > 'linux' to linux-1.2.8 just makes a mess...
>
> If you dont know how to apply them, you should better NOT do it. Those are
> developers Snapshots an on the Bleeding Edge of Development (i dont write
> Alpha :).
I beg your pardon but you are incorrect. The 1.2 series kernels are
most definately NOT 'bleeding edge of development' systems. They are
the released 'stable' kernel. At the present time there is no
development kernel. That will come with the 1.3 series.
The patches are simply the differences between the current kernel and
the prior one. It saves having to download 1.2Meg+ to update the
kernel.
If you are having problems with the Linux system, and many people do
for various items, then you should most definately use the latest
'released', 'stable' kernel. No one is asking someone to use a
development kernel.
What goes into the 1.2 kernel are only bug fixes. New development is
being held for 1.3.
> > Any brief pointers on directory and link structure are much
> > appreciated...
> Just read /usr/src/linux/README .
Yes.
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