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Re: applying diffs.1.2.8
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bernd Eckenfels)
Fri Jun 2 10:22:29 1995
To: longyear@netcom.com (Al Longyear)
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 1995 14:14:26 +0200 (CES)
Cc: ukd1@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de, linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <199506021144.EAA05699@netcom3.netcom.com> from "Al Longyear" at Jun 2, 95 04:44:21 am
From: ukd1@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (Bernd Eckenfels)
According to Al Longyear:
> > > 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 above Mentioned Patchfile is the NET3 Snapshot Release from Alan Cox
against the 1.2.8 Kernel. The Patchfile you are talking about is named
patch-1.2.8.gz. (linux.vanilla is used by Alan Cox, not Linus)
> 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.
I am not THAT stupid :)
> 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.
Thats right, and thats why I mentioned it. NET3 IS Developing Material.
> What goes into the 1.2 kernel are only bug fixes. New development is
> being held for 1.3.
There is currently no 1.3 Tree, because of this Alan released the Patches as
a Snapshot of his current Development.
Greetings
Bernd
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